Description

This retreat includes several presentations, daily mass, 6 meals, the opportunity for one-on-one spiritual direction with a trained spiritual director, and many other opportunities to explore our 80 acres and almost 60k square feet of  interior space. All activities are optional, but we do ask everyone to respect the quiet of the retreat house for everyone to have the opportunity to read, sleep and reflect in the quiet. 

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. Each retreatant has their own bedroom. 

You can learn more about what to expect by visiting this page.

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

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Retreat Leader

Lauren Hackman-Brooks

Lauren Hackman-Brooks is a parent and spouse, a lay minister and educator, a spiritual director and retreat facilitator. She first came to Bellarmine as a campus minister on high school Kairos retreats and served on Bellarmine’s Board of Directors for nine years. Lauren holds a Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton (Go Flyers!). She works for the Jesuit Schools Network supporting educators in Jesuit secondary and pre-secondary schools across North America. Lauren lives in Spokane, WA and can usually be found with a novel, in the kitchen, or on a mountain.