2023 Retreats
Three Archabbey retreats are being offered on campus in 2023.
Retreatmasters for the year will be Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., Father Donald Raila, O.S.B., and Father Alfred Patterson, O.S.B.
WEEKEND RETREAT: PUT OUT INTO THE DEEP (LUKE 5:4)
July 14-16, 2023 (Men’s Retreat)
Retreat Description:
As Jesus instructed Peter to put out into the deep to enable Peter to grow in his trust in, and his relationship with, Jesus. So Jesus calls each of us to put out into the deep with him so that we might do the same. Father Nathanael will provide Lectio-Divina-type reflections on passages from Sacred Scripture as the bases for the conferences and to foster prayer with Scripture passages between the conferences as a means for the retreatants to respond to Jesus’ invitation to each of them to put out into the deep and so to experience a time of rest and renewal in the Lord as he speaks to them through Sacred Scripture.
Retreat Master:
Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., is an assistant professor of Sacred Scripture and Biblical Languages at Saint Vincent Seminary and also teaches in the seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation and as a member of the adjunct faculty at Saint Vincent College. He is the author of That the Scriptures Might Be Fulfilled Through Perfect Worship: An Investigation of John 19:36-37.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Time: Friday 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, 1 p.m..
Fee: $190 per person.
Check-In: 3 to 5:30 p.m., Leander Hall.
Other Information: To help make your retreat prayerful, we suggest that you bring a Bible. The retreat office has copies of the New American Bible. The Basilica Gift Shop, located on the first floor of the Parish Center adjoining the Basilica, stocks spiritual books and other religious items. Rooms are air conditioned or equipped with a ceiling fan. Linens and towels are provided. Recreational opportunities include the Saint Vincent Fitness Trail and the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve.
WEEKEND RETREAT: 
AVOIDING THE ‘EVIL OF GRUMBLING’: LIVING IN PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
JULY 21-23, 2023 (BENEDICTINE SPIRITUALITY)
Retreat Description:
This retreat will offer conferences on Saint Benedict’s references to “grumbling” (or “murmuring”) in the Holy Rule, on his remedies for this “evil”, and an practical applications for our lives today.
Retreat Master:
Father Donald Raila, O.S.B., has served as director of the Oblates of Saint Benedict since 1988. He is the author of three books, the latest being Joy in the Life of a Follower of St. Benedict: An Exploration of Joy in Lent and in the Whole of Christian Life. He has also edited two books.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
This retreat is now full.
Time: Friday, 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, 1 p.m.
Fee: $190 per person.
Check-In: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Leander Hall.
Other Information: To help make your retreat prayerful, we suggest that you bring a Bible. The retreat office has copies of the New American Bible. The Basilica Gift Shop, located on the first floor of the Parish Center adjoining the Basilica, stocks spiritual books and other religious items. Rooms are air conditioned or equipped with a ceiling fan. Linens and towels are provided. Recreational opportunities include the Saint Vincent Fitness Trail and the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve.
WEEKEND RETREAT: MORE SAINTS ALIVE!
JULY 28-30, 2023 (RETREAT FOR MEN AND WOMEN)
Retreat Description:
This retreat will reflect upon the wonderful stories of saints of North America. Lives of saints such as Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint John Neuman and others will be explored. The notion of our call to saintliness will be included, with a particular emphasis on how insights from these saints can help us remain rooted in the truths revealed in the Bible, in Jesus Christ, and in the Sacraments.
Retreat Master:
Father Alfred Patterson, O.S.B., served in the United States Air Force prior to entering the monastery. After obtaining degrees from Saint Vincent College and Saint Vincent Seminary, he has served at Benedictine Priory and Military School in Savannah, at a number of different parishes, and is presently chaplain at Latrobe Excela Health.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Now open. To register, visit this link.
Time: Friday, 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, 1 p.m.
Fee: $190 per person.
Check-In: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Leander Hall.
Other Information: To help make your retreat prayerful, we suggest that you bring a Bible. The retreat office has copies of the New American Bible. The Basilica Gift Shop, located on the first floor of the Parish Center adjoining the Basilica, stocks spiritual books and other religious items. Rooms are air conditioned or equipped with a ceiling fan. Linens and towels are provided. Recreational opportunities include the Saint Vincent Fitness Trail and the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve.
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