Finding God in Ordinary Time: A Guided Retreat

We have all known moments of wonder and awe. Nevertheless, most of our days are spent in ordinary time (literally as well as liturgically), preoccupied by family and work, to-do lists and troubles. Amid our many concerns, there is one urgent but often unasked question. Where is God in all this?

Come discover your own answer to that question during a week of guided/silent retreat. We will pray with the wonders of the created world, surprising encounters with strangers, disorienting experiences beyond our comfort zone, and poignant moments of life transition. Discovering the sacred in the commonplace, we will return to our ordinary days with a renewed vision of how God may indeed be found in all things.

This retreat runs from Sunday dinner through Friday lunch. Each day will begin with an interactive, theme-setting presentation, after which we will be in prayerful silence for the rest of the day, including meals. Mass will be available, as well as several prayer experiences in the evening. All presentations and meals will take place in the Franciscan Spiritual Center (Our Lady of Angels Convent). Overnight retreatants will stay in the Neumann University residence hall that is attached to the Center or one of the five hermitages nearby; others may choose to commute from home or participate on Zoom. All will have access to the beautiful convent grounds, including walking paths and a labyrinth.