Dates: August 11, 2024 (7 pm) – August 17, 2024 (Noon)
Facilitator: David Perrin, Ph.D.
Retreat Structure: Two conferences of about 30 to 40 minutes each (morning and afternoon), private prayer, and daily communal mass (if you wish) shape the rhythm of this silent retreat and guide you in your journey. Scripture passages that you may use for personal prayer to deepen your reflection are provided following each conference.
Cost: $975 single, $400 commuter (includes meals), please contact for double room availability and cost.
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1 Corinthians 2:1-5 speaks of St. Paul’s mission to preach nothing but “Christ crucified.” Paul
believes that it is only through the Cross that the fullness of the Spirit is released to animate us in
all we do. He understands that everyday experiences – challenges and successes – contribute to
God’s saving activity in the world. “You are part of God’s plan for salvation” is what Paul is
pointing to!
But past hurts and wounds, distractions, conflicting messages, and the misinformation we live
with in a fast-paced world often block our awareness of how God’s Endless Spirit constantly
nourishes and guides us – even in our failures, shortcomings, and sin. However, our joys and
successes, intuitions, and use of our imaginations – along with our failures and crosses – are all
opportunities to experience God’s salvific presence as Endless Spirit in our lives.
But how does Endless Spirit come to us through the Cross? Briefly stated, in one moment, Cross
becomes Resurrection – becomes Transformation and Freedom – and Endless Spirit emerges
from within this paradoxical situation.
Throughout this retreat, you will reflect on your relationship with yourself, with others, with
nature, and with God to understand better what contributes to – and what blocks you from –
experiencing Endless Spirit such that you live from a profound and personal freedom that
releases you into the fullness of human flourishing.
David B. Perrin, Ph.D. is a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Hamilton, ON. As a
university Professor and author, as well as a popular workshop and retreat director, he has given
conferences, workshops, and retreats on a range of topics in Canada, the United States and
Europe.
His interest in Christian spirituality focuses on the lived experience of spirituality in today’s
world and how that experience opens new possibilities for meaningful faith-filled living.
He is the author of numerous articles and a number of books; his latest being The 20-Minute
Retreat: 18 Sessions With the Saints to Nourish Your Faith (Novalis, 2019) and Studying
Christian Spirituality, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2024).
Image: “The Cross – Spirit is something no one destroys” by oddsock is licensed under CC BY 2.0.