Upcoming Programs

General Information

  • Room, meals, and linens are included in program cost.
  • Unless noted otherwise, weekend programs begin Friday at 7:30 pm and end Sunday after the noon meal.
  • Programs may be cancelled for insufficient registration.
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Would  you like more information about any of our programs?  We can be reached at (256) 734-8302 or retreats@shmon.org.

 

 

Welcoming All: Hospitality in the Rule of St. Benedict

February 17-19, 2012

St. Benedict upholds hospitality as an opportunity to welcome all persons as Christ himself. This retreat will explore ways in which the Rule of St. Benedict establishes hospitality as a way of putting faith into action.

Retreat Director: Sister Mary McGehee, OSB, and Sister Therese Haydel, OSB
Cost:  Private Room $195; Shared Room $175/person

Printable Registration Form (pdf)

By Little and By Little: Dorothy Day's Path to God

March 2-4, 2012

Dorothy Day's life of service to the poor was motivated by a profound love of God and an uncompromising commitment to the Gospel.  This weekend will explore her spirituality through her own words, and challenge us to follow her in the Little Way.  Retreat leader Shelley Douglass lives and works at Mary's House, a Catholic Worker House in Birmingham, where she makes a special study of Dorothy Day.

Retreat Director: Shelley Douglass
Cost:  Private Room $195; Shared Room $175/person

Printable Registration Form (pdf)

Lenten Desert Day

March 7, 2012

Lent is springtime for the soul.  Enter silence and solitude to attune your inner being to God's gentle stirrings of life. 

Retreat Director: Sister Mary McGehee, OSB

Cost :$30

The Sacred Triduum

April 5-8, 2012

Experience Holy Week immersed in the beautiful setting of Sacred Heart Monastery.  Join the monastic Community for the solemn liturgies of the Triduum as we commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Silence.  Limited Enrollment.

Benedictine Sisters

Cost: Private Room $195

Printable Registration Form (pdf)

Intensive Centering Prayer

April 27-29, 2012

Centering Prayer is a method of Christian prayer rooted in the ancient Christian contemplative tradition. For those who have already attended an Introduction to Centering Prayer Retreat, this weekend will allow you to further deepen your relationship with God.  There will be extended periods of Centering Prayer and shared Lectio Divina.  The weekend will be spent in silence.  Limited enrollment.

Contemplative Outreach Birmingham Staff

Cost: Private Room $195

Pre-requisite: Introduction to Centering Prayer

Printable Registration Form (pdf)

 

8-Day Intensive / Post - Intensive Centering Prayer

June 25 - July 2, 2012

intensive: An in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer.  The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community, designed to assist participants in entering a more intimate relationship with God.  Videotapes of Fr. Thomas Keating's Spiritual Journey course will be viewed.

Post-Intensive: A next step into a profound silence and stillness to facilitate a more intimate union with

God.  An Intensive Centering Prayer experience is a prerequisite of the Post-Intensive.

Arrival is between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm on May 24, with departure after breakfast on the final day.

Contemplative Outreach Birmingham Staff

Cost: Private Room $595

Registration: Please contact Diana Tschache at (205) 991-6964 or tschached [at] bellsouth [dot] net for registration information.  A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required for the 8-day retreat. 

 

 

BENEDICTINE JOURNEYS

 

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NEWFOUNDLAND IN MAY: Snug Harbors & Rugged Shores

May 8 - 15, 2012
(Estimated cost: +/- $3400)

Featured destinations:

Historic St. John's and Cape Spear; Avalon Peninsula; Trinity;

Ecological Reserves; Outport Communities

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To register or to obtain more information about Benedictine Journeys
please contact Sister Magdalena Craig, OSB,
at magdalenaosb [at] shmon.org or (256) 734-2199

 

For additional information about our programs, please contact:

Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center

Telephone: (256) 734-8302
E-mail: retreats @ shmon.org