Come, step out in expectant faith and await the marvels of your God as you retreat! Meet daily with a spiritual director, gather for prayer as a group and, if you like, join the Benedictines for the liturgies. LEARN MORE
This weekend retreat is for those who have already had a basic introduction to biospiritual focusing and seek to better understand how to be open to a more profound connection with God, self, and others. LEARN MORE
For many, the Holy Eucharist has become more than just an obligatory routine. They don’t want to miss it anymore. How can we join the Mass with a “listening heart” (cf. St. Benedict)? LEARN MORE
During six Zoom sessions we will read and discuss The Story of a Soul, by St. Therese of Lisieux. We will seek to honor the statement St. Theresa made a few months before her death, that her mission was “to make God loved as I love Him, to teach souls my little way.” LEARN MORE
These days will be spent in reflecting on what it means to be at “home” with the mystery of God, the person of Jesus and the discernment of spirits within my personal “home.” Fr. Gillick will present six conferences oriented toward abundant time for prayer, reading and writing. LEARN MORE
St. Benedict asks this question in his Rule (Prologue 15). The whole Rule then is an answer to this longing of the human heart “for true and eternal life.” During this retreat for religious Sisters, we will look at the Rule, this timeless classic of Christian spirituality…LEARN MORE
There's never been a better time to remove the barriers to a healthy, productive life! You can be free from grudges, resentment, self-defeating habits, and negative feelings. Forgiving is the only way to stop the pain and bring hope for the future. LEARN MORE
This new and dynamic retreat for grandparents and grandchildren, ages 5-16, provides a grace-filled opportunity to share the things that really matter – family, God and faith. Come away with a grandchild (or two) for a day of prayer and summer fun! Concluding with a prayer service. LEARN MORE
God spoke creation into being. Because we are created in God’s image, the written word can be one of the tools that aid us on our faith journey. This retreat will offer opportunities to explore using journal writing with other prayer practices…LEARN MORE
This retreat will engage us in the process of spiritual growth. Through the medium of the arts, we will enhance our intuitive connection to God, experience God’s presence in liturgy, and seek new insights through artistic projects. LEARN MORE
Learn how to avoid compassion fatigue, especially as caregivers and pastoral staff providers. Each participant will create a vibrant health care plan, design a personal mercy lifeline, develop a life-giving social network, and assess personal self-esteem. LEARN MORE
Look at the wonders God has done in Jesus! St. Ignatius Loyola invites us to use our imagination while praying with Scripture. During this retreat, based on St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, Fr. Bob will use specially composed instrumental music and texts…LEARN MORE
During this silent retreat the group will gather daily for a conference and from Mass. Each participant will meet individually with one of the directors every day. Opportunity to join the monks for prayer LEARN MORE
This retreat provides opportunities for open communication and mutual learning between fathers and their adolescent sons along with Mass and a traditional blessing of the sons. For fathers and their sons, ages 11–16. LEARN MORE
Do you ever feel that your life is a bunch of puzzle pieces that don’t fit together? As women of all ages, we wear many hats and are bombarded with so many demands in our lives. LEARN MORE
The mother-daughter relationship is very special even as it undergoes numerous changes. This retreat for mothers and daughters, ages 11 - 15 provides opportunities for enhancing open communication between mom and daughter during the tween/teen years. LEARN MORE
BioSpiritual Focusing enables us to find doorways into transformation in our relationship with God, self, and others – a growing sense of connectedness within the Whole Christ where we know ourselves gifted by the Holy. LEARN MORE
This retreat will concentrate on knowing and loving Jesus more in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is central in our call to holiness. With time for Mass, Adoration, presentations and discussion, we will pray with the Scriptures, Church teaching, and writings from the Saints. LEARN MORE
We exercise to build muscle and strengthen our physical bodies. Why not do the same for our spiritual bodies? At this retreat you will receive practical tools for spiritual fitness rooted in the Rule of St. Benedict, such as living in the present moment, moderation, holiness in the ordinary, prayer with Scripture (lectio divina), and more. LEARN MORE
Do you ever wish the world would stop long enough for you to catch your breath? Hit the Pause Button and gift yourself with time and space to nourish and refresh your Spirit in a kind and supported environment surrounded by the beauty of nature. LEARN MORE
During seven Zoom sessions we will read and discuss The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila. We will seek to understand how our longing for God takes us on a journey through interior passages toward the very center of our soul from where God calls us. LEARN MORE
Christian icons have served as “Windows into Heaven” for nearly 2,000 years. Iconography is an art, but also rooted in spirituality. It begins with prayer and is executed with the sense that the seven days of creation are being represented in the artistic endeavor. LEARN MORE
The unique presenting style of Fr. Adam and Br. Tobias will give the participants food for thought and prayer, the opportunity for sharing in the group, and time permitting, with one of the presenters. LEARN MORE
Come to the quiet . . .where noticing and receiving with openness all that is most real within can lead to greater freedom and transformation. Bless yourself with a few days to simply be present and receive insight, healing, sense of connection or whatever is most needed now. LEARN MORE
In contemplative prayer, we divest our minds of all thoughts and images in order to receive the pure and simple light of God directly into the summit of our souls. This retreat involves breath practice. It is for those who have begun the practice of non-conceptual prayer. LEARN MORE
Step out in expectant faith and await the marvels of your God as you retreat! These four days of quiet will offer blessings in abundance as you spend meaningful time with your ever-present God. Retreatants meet daily with a spiritual director and gather for prayer as a group. LEARN MORE
To be a "Christian" is to be "another Christ" in the world today. Our participation in Christ's life and mission does not happen accidentally, however. It involves a call and a response, both of which radically change us from the inside out. LEARN MORE
This retreat is based on the Rule of Benedict. It offers an overview of the Rule and the values we can draw from it for living out our life as disciples of Jesus. The main focus will be on friendship with Jesus and how to live in peace with others. LEARN MORE
This day, dedicated to the memory of all departed, especially those who influenced our life’s journey, will be perfect to reflect on questions of growing older gracefully and how the Gospel and the witness of deceased family members… LEARN MORE
Everybody is invited to make a pilgrimage to St. Benedict Center, view God’s Love made visible in nativity scenes from the Holy Land, from Africa, Asia, South & North America and Europe and pray for peace, which our world so urgently needs. LEARN MORE
A special two-week opportunity to do Christmas shopping at the Center, Mon.-Fri. 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. A great variety of crafts and gifts made by area artists will be on sale. Book and Gift Store will be open Mon.-Fri. 10 AM – 4 PM. LEARN MORE
Communication skills are essential in the family, in church, and in all walks of life. In this seminar, Fr. Joe will teach active listening, avoiding Roadblocks to communication, and how to confront and resolve conflict. LEARN MORE
Everybody is invited to make a pilgrimage to St. Benedict Center, view God’s Love made visible in nativity scenes from the Holy Land, from Africa, Asia, South & North America and Europe and pray for peace, which our world so urgently needs. LEARN MORE
Get in touch with the way God has been a guide for your life and marriage, calling you to love each other, yourself and God! You will be given time to pray individually and as a couple, to share with each other…LEARN MORE
Astronomy explores planets, stars and distant galaxies in search of life. Looking through a telescope into the “infinity” of the cosmos fills us with awe of the Creator. Natural science and faith are related to each other and offer us different, complementary access ways to reality. LEARN MORE
Delve into the mesmerizing life of the orphan girl Hadassah, the beautiful, young, Jewish woman who risked her own life to become Queen Esther of Persia. This Biblical Retreat will be about this fascinating Old Testament book and its Christ-like heroine Esther…LEARN MORE
We invite you to join the Benedictine monks of Christ the King Priory near Schuyler in their prayer and worship during the ‘Three Holy Days.’ Times of silence, meditation and talks will help us to focus on the mystery of Christ’s passion and resurrection and how it informs and forms our lives. LEARN MORE
On the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day, set aside time to explore the richness of blessings in your own life … and how patient waiting can help us with our burdens and our blessings. LEARN MORE
This Lenten retreat, inspired by the Gospel and the message of the biblical prophets, includes presentations, silence, reflection, sharing, opportunity for one-on-one meetings with the retreat director, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass both Saturday and Sunday. LEARN MORE
Join us to learn more about how gently being with what is present within your embodied self can open the door to a deeper story—and to a greater sense of wholeness. LEARN MORE
Contemplative prayer is the opening of mind and heart—our whole being—to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words, and emotions. This retreat, involving breath practice, is for beginners on the contemplative journey. LEARN MORE
This retreat will focus on the main themes of the Lenten season in the liturgy bringing us to the brink of the Easter Triduum, the climax of the liturgical year. It will also offer practical ideas and suggestions for our personal observance in our families and homes. LEARN MORE
Setting out is part of our lives. Setting out on a vacation trip or to visit friends, setting out into a new period of our lives, setting out with Jesus as his active and missionary disciples. LEARN MORE
These words begin the first of the Servant Songs in Isaiah. The four Servant Songs were taken up by the earliest Christians as a means and help in understanding who Jesus was and is. LEARN MORE
During six Zoom sessions, we will read and discuss The Practice of the Presence of God, the classic book written by Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, the renowned 17th Century lay Carmelite Brother. LEARN MORE
BioSpiritual Focusing is a way of opening the whole of ourselves—mind, body, and spirit—to a deeper connectedness with God, others, and self. Join us to learn more about how gently being with what is present within your embodied self can open the door to a deeper story—and to a greater sense of wholeness. LEARN MORE
Everybody is invited to make a pilgrimage to St. Benedict Center, view God’s Love made visible in nativity scenes from the Holy Land, from Africa, Asia, South & North America and Europe and pray for peace, which our world so urgently needs. LEARN MORE
A special two-week opportunity to do Christmas shopping at the Center, Mon.-Fri. 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. A great variety of crafts and gifts made by area artists will be on sale. Book and Gift Store will be open Mon.-Fri. 10 AM – 4 PM. LEARN MORE
Everybody is invited to make a pilgrimage to St. Benedict Center, view God’s Love made visible in nativity scenes from the Holy Land, from Africa, Asia, South & North America and Europe and pray for peace, which our world so urgently needs. LEARN MORE
How do we make compassionate presence a part of our lives? It begins with giving ourselves time; time to reflect, time to become aware of the light of Divinity in ourselves, in others, and in every part of creation. LEARN MORE
The Church invites us to celebrate the lives of saints, those known and unknown, in one common celebration, followed by the commemoration of the faithful departed. The Gospels inspired women and man of old and still inspire today! LEARN MORE
Autumn is the time of year that calls us to see the beauty all around us. We marvel at the Creator’s ability to make things so beautiful. We take time to “look at the leaves,” see them changing, falling, and even rake them up. When all seems to be dying, life continues. LEARN MORE
We Christians are called to bring the Good News into the world as missionaries. And as Missionary Benedictines of Christ the King Priory in Schuyler we are in a cultural exchange with people all over the world–especially in Africa…LEARN MORE
This Level III program is for spiritual directors seeking to deepen their understanding of biospiritual focusing as well as how to help those they see for direction become more attentive to their embodied experience of God. LEARN MORE
“The present moment is the window through which God looks into the house of my life” (Meister Eckhart). In contemplative prayer, we divest our minds of all thoughts and images in order to receive the pure and simple light of God directly into the summit of our souls. LEARN MORE
Appreciation for the gift of biospiritual focusing comes with the experience of regular practice ---- and that happens most surely with a regular partner. If you are looking for a partner or have one but would like to learn more about how to companion one another, consider joining us for Partnering for Focusing. This Level II program is for those who have had a basic introduction to focusing and seek to grow in this practice with a partner. LEARN MORE
Come to the quiet . . .where noticing and receiving with openness all that is most real within can lead to greater freedom and transformation. Bless yourself with a few days to simply be present and receive insight, healing, sense of connection or whatever is most needed now. LEARN MORE
With the twists and turns of the labyrinth, the HOLY ONE invites us into Sacred Space for walking in wonder and wandering into conversion. The marvels and the more or magis our God has for us come to light when walking closely with Mystery, even when it seems mirky. LEARN MORE
At the Last Supper and upon the Cross, the Lord Jesus gave us His Body as a healing remedy for all time. As members of the Body of Christ, we are called to experience this deep healing and to share it with those we meet. LEARN MORE
We know from experience that our body, mind, and spirit are intimately and intricately connected. True health encompasses this holy relationship. In this presentation you will learn a series of meditative movements that will calm your mind, energize your body, and open your spirit to God’s love. LEARN MORE
Do you have a plan to put your faith into action in the months ahead? Make this the time for you and God to discern and walk your spiritual path together. This interactive workshop, adapted from the best-selling life coaching program, Best Year Yet, offers individuals and couples a discernment and planning process rooted in Ignatian Spirituality. LEARN MORE
This retreat aims to bring us to greater knowledge and love of our Blessed Mother through Scripture, art, Church teaching, and the Saints. R/The weekend is co-sponsored by the Pro Sanctity Movement and includes talks, times of silence and recollection…LEARN MORE
Christian icons have served as “Windows into Heaven” for nearly 2,000 years. Iconography is an art, but also rooted in spirituality. It begins with prayer and is executed with the sense that the seven days of creation are being represented in the artistic endeavor. This workshop is an instruction in icon writing in the Byzantine-Russian tradition. LEARN MORE
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