Genesis Weekend Program 4025
Escape to a Summer Sanctuary- A Weekend Silent Directed Retreat
With Jo Ann Bourquard
As summer begins to slip by, are you longing for some rest, solitude and connection to the Holy? Allow yourself time for a sacred pause. Come to savor the prayerful surroundings, silence, and spiritual companionship for a weekend. Arrive on Friday afternoon at 3:00, enjoy dinner and conversation at 6:00, and begin the retreat at […]
Escape to a Summer Sanctuary- A Weekend Silent Directed Retreat
With Mary C. MacGillivray, CSJA
As summer begins to slip by, are you longing for some rest, solitude and connection to the Holy? Allow yourself time for a sacred pause. Come to savor the prayerful surroundings, silence, and spiritual companionship for a weekend. Arrive on Friday afternoon at 3:00, enjoy dinner and conversation at 6:00, and begin the retreat at […]
An Exploration of Art Journaling
With Peg Considine BFA, M.Ed.
An art journal encourages an introspective approach to exploring and communicating thoughts and feelings, utilizing one’s own intuition to create a set of mixed media pieces that represent authentic self-expression when words are simply insufficient. This retreat is an opportunity to slow down and respond to what emerges from the creative process in the moment. […]
The Jonah Silent Retreat
With Rev. Sharon Seyfarth Garner
Immerse yourself in the ancient practice of sacred silence, inspired by the story of Jonah. Together we will explore creative, prayerful, and playful ways to nurture a life of faith that is both deeply contemplative and compassionately active. Every morning and afternoon, we will gather briefly for reflections on Jonah and to engage in spiritual […]
Sacred Story, Modern Myth: Praying with Pop Culture
With Eric Clayton
Discover a faith alive in every story—where God speaks not just in quiet prayers, but through the media that moves us. This program invites participants to experience God’s presence not only in their personal journeys but also in the stories that animate our culture—movies, songs, books, and comics—echoing the invitation of St. Ignatius of Loyola […]
Listening Deeper: An Advanced BioSpiritual Focusing Companioning Workshop
With Genesis BioSpiritual Focusing Team
Step into a deeper way of listening, one that honors both the wisdom of the body and the movement of the Spirit. This advanced BioSpiritual Focusing (BSF) workshop invites trained practitioners to refine their companioning skills through guided practice, expert coaching, and shared reflection. Over the course of an immersive weekend, participants will engage key […]
Presence, Prayer, and Writing from the Heart: A Contemplative Writing Retreat
With Anne A. Simpkinson
We are never closer to our Creator than when we are creating. In writing, we engage in God’s infinite creative impulse to birth the new, the unexpected. Silence and stillness can assist that process by opening a portal to inner depths where we connect to ourselves, to others, to God, and all of creation. Come […]
Restoring Sacred Conversation with Earth
With Victoria Loorz
The wisdom and guidance we need for this time of tragic ecological and political collapse will not be found in the dominant ways of thinking. Over fifty years ago, Thomas Berry urged us to turn and face these challenges by pointing to the root cause of the problem, "We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking […]
Inner Peace: Fall Yoga Retreat
With Sally Barber
Peace—your inner peace—is the heart of this fall yoga retreat. Yoga is the perfect practice, and now is the perfect season, to nurture and strengthen your inner peace. Through mindful yoga practices that move the body and calm the mind, you will release tension, overcome negative thoughts, and reduce anxiety, leaving you feeling healthier, calmer, […]
The Shadow and Love: Healing our relationships to self, others and God
With Br. Don Bisson, FMS
Encountering the shadow may lead us into a whole new identity willing and able to make freer decisions. Without shadow work, prayer and grace we may get stuck repeating destructive patterns of self-loathing, incapacity for intimacy and rigid false images of God. The shadow we fear may be the gateway to transformation. Discover the […]
Sacred Shift: How Faith is Evolving in the 21st Century - A Virtual Retreat
With Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC
Is religion truly dying—or is it being reborn in new and unexpected ways? While popular culture often insists that faith is in decline, we are also witnessing a widespread search for new forms of spiritual connection—practices that honor our inner wellbeing, nurture community, and recognize the sacredness of the natural world. What are the elements […]
Praying with Hearts & Hands: Prayer Shawl Ministry
With Connie Bartelson and Janet Young
Wrap yourself in a tapestry of compassion and divine love, where every stitch carries a heartfelt prayer and every thread weaves comfort for those walking through life's most challenging journeys. Join us for a warm and welcoming gathering as we come together to knit and crochet with purpose. This unique program combines the art of […]
Finding Wholeness in the Midst of Everything with Julian of Norwich
With Mark Burrows
We all long to be gladdened by what Julian of Norwich imagined as the inner music of love in our lives. She knew that the melodies that shape us—some in the major key, some in a jarring, discordant minor—are part of a larger symphony, if we learn to listen deeply enough. Julian described this as […]
An Exploration of Art Journaling
With Peg Considine BFA, M.Ed.
An art journal encourages an introspective approach to exploring and communicating thoughts and feelings, utilizing one’s own intuition to create a set of mixed media pieces that represent authentic self-expression when words are simply insufficient. This retreat is an opportunity to slow down and respond to what emerges from the creative process in the moment. […]
A Celebration of Advent O’s: Come Wisdom, Come Daystar, Come Emmanuel
With Nancy Sheridan, SASV and Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.
Step into the stillness of Advent and listen for the ancient cry that echoes through time: “O Wisdom… O Radiant Dawn… O Emmanuel, come.” This 16th annual retreat invites you to enter the heart of these sacred “O Antiphons,” honoring the deep longing and luminous hope they express. Through reflection, ritual, Eucharist, and spiritual companioning, we will […]
Access Your Inner Room with Centering Prayer
With Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
Discover the transformative power of centering prayer as you learn to access your sacred inner sanctuary. Join us to explore the practice of entering your "inner room," unlocking a deeper connection with the divine and finding profound peace within yourself. Accessing our inner room and exploring its transformative effects is a profound spiritual practice rooted […]