JOY Retreat ~ A Morning of Rest and Renewal (In-Person)
Retreats
- Date(s):
- Saturday 05/06/2023
- Time(s):
- 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
- Price:
- $30.00
Join us for our JOY Retreat ~ A Morning of Rest and Renewal on Saturday, May 6, 2023
Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy.
~ Isaiah 60:5
In this life, there is Just One You -- JOY!-- You are a co-creator and the subject of your creation is your joyful life experience. Dominican Center Marywood on the campus of Aquinas College invites you to explore a variety of guided prayerful practices in a gentle in-person retreat that will serve to enliven your unique gifts. The ability to know your gifts and nurture them provides clarity in identifying where God is calling you to live a joy-filled life.
Meet Hildegard of Bingen, a medievil visionary and theologian, Cynthia Overweg, who studied her, wrote: "Hildegard was adept at pointing to nature in order to help us better understand ourselves and the planet which has been given to us. She saw a spiritual kinship between us and the earth: “The soul is a breath of the living spirit, and with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.” For Hildegard, the earth was sacred." (source)
On this morning of renewal, you will find a supportive spiritual space to practice sacred self-care. Take part in prayer-infused offerings and centering experiences that are certain to encourage self-compassion and reignite the joyful qualities you notice in yourself when you are aligned with God’s deepest desires for your spiritual journey.
Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
~ Howard Thurmon
Prayerful experiences include:
- Experience the spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen: theologian, healer, teacher, writer, musician, poet -- and one of our favorite teachers from Foundations in Spirituality.
- Centering Prayer
- Spirituality practices including contemplative prayer walk
- Spiritual Direction "real play", followed by small group introduction to spiritual direction led by certified spiritual directors