Lenten Day of Prayer: Stepping into the Mystery of unconditional Love
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Summary
Embrace the quiet of Lent as you journey into the heart of the Gospel to encounter a love that transcends human understanding. Through Ignatian contemplation and prayerful silence, this day offers a sacred opportunity to surrender to the transformative power of God’s unconditional grace.
Description
A day or evening of reflection, grounded in the Jesuit tradition, is a shorter version of the Ignatian Weekend Retreat. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, a day or evening program is sure to give you the peace and serenity needed to be still and to rest in God's loving embrace.
Your day or evening of reflection includes thematic talks from our skilled Retreat Leaders, time for private prayer, celebration of Mass and a meal.
Bellarmine has two libraries, a resource center, two chapels, and many other common areas. Outdoor spaces include a various walking trails, various prayer gardens, a gazebo, stations of the cross, as well as a few patios and outdoor chairs and benches.
Retreat Experience Gallery
Bellarmine Main Entrance
Sacred Heart Chapel
Mary McKeon Library
St. Joseph Gazebo
Mother Teresa Garden
Eastern Africa Collection
Fireplace Lounge
Dining Room
Winter on the Grounds
Resource Center
Sacred Heart Statue at Sunset
Susie's Memorial Garden
Madonna Library
Lower Level Lounge
Retreat Leader
Thérèse McCall
Thérèse McCall is a Pastoral Associate and Lay Ecclesial Minister, for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She completed a Master of Arts, Pastoral Studies, from the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, in May 2023. She anticipates completing a Master of Divinity degree, at Loyola University, Chicago, with a specialization in Spiritual Direction, in 2026. She is a member of the retreat ministry team at Bellarmine.
Through her HYSSOP (Holy Spirit speaking in our Presence) ministry, and spiritual accompaniment, she challenges us to be more attuned to the Spirit at work in our lives, and the absolute importance of our personal response to Grace. In retreats and reflections, she creatively weaves her theological understanding, the richness of the Tradition of the Catholic Church, and the wisdom of Christian writers across the centuries, into thought provoking insights and resources to support a deeper relationship with the Divine Mystery.
She recently retired following a medical career in the pharmaceutical industry. She is married to Kieran, her husband of 31years, and has two children, in their early twenties. She lives in Lake Forest, Illinois.