• Reading the Bible like a Mystic

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    Can the Bible still be used as a source of spiritual enrichment? Some consider the text as a sexist relic of the past or worse, as something weaponized in service

  • From the Heart of Yeshua: Following the Path of the Aramaic Jesus

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    Neil Douglas-Klotz, a renowned Aramaic Jesus scholar and teacher, dedicated over 40 years uncovering the original meanings of Jesus's teachings and their modern relevance. His studies reveal deeper meanings and

  • Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer (Online)

    Internet - Online

    January - April 2026 Further enrich your contemplative living and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplative Living I (CL I,) the focus

    $725
  • Learning and Opening to the Body’s Experience of Living in God

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    Jesuits, Fr. Edwin McMahon and Fr. Peter Campbell, incorporated the embodied practice of Focusing into the larger context of BioSpirituality. Their work allows us to know ourselves as parts of the greater Whole, the Body of Christ. This weekend opens us to experience BioSpiritual Focusing and explore, among other things, the embodied experience of grace

  • Flowing Oneness: The Contemplative Vision of Thomas Keating

    Garrison Institute 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

      In this eagerly awaited Centering Prayer teaching retreat, Centering Prayer master teachers David Frenette and Cynthia Bourgeault once again team up to explore the late teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and what they have to offer our own continuing spiritual evolution today. As Thomas more and more fully embraced his nondual awakening, he began

    $710 – $990
  • Being Bravely Yourself: Navigating a Personal Contemplative Enneagram Journey

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    This day will be filled with Contemplative Breathing and Awareness practices that remind us of Jesus’ commandment to love ourselves, as we love others. Using spiritual wisdom grounded in the

  • Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    In one of his Sonnets to Orpheus, Rilke invites us to “desire the change!” Transformation was one of his central themes. But how do we find the courage to do

  • Praying with Creation: Encountering God in a Theophanic Universe

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    The Ancient Church understood the natural world as an expression of God's creative love. On this day of enrichment, we'll explore a Trinitarian vision of Creation as 'theophanic', or 'God-revealing'. We'll engage with prayer practices to enter into the love relationship between Creator and Creation, including practices of Immanence, Ascent Transcendence, and Descent. Participants will