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July 2021
IN-PERSON – Spiritual Directors’ Workshop
The Spiritual Directors’ Workshop (SDW) is an intensive 12-day training program in spiritual direction. It includes material and experience which we consider foundational to everyone engaged in spiritual direction. This year, the Loyola House Team is taking the SDW “on the road” as this in-person workshop will be held at the beautiful Villa Saint Martin, outside of Montreal. (More on this below) The SDW offers participants the chance to gain confidence in their own skills and to appropriate new skills.…
Find out more »VIRTUAL – Ancient Egyptian thought and Zoroastrianism Retreat
Exploring contemplation and self-knowledge through the lenses of these traditions Led by Mervat Nasser*, Psychiatrist/Researcher in ancient Egyptian thought and traditions – Ancient Egyptian approaches. Khodadad (Khodi) Kaviani*, Professor, Central Washington University – Zoroaster’s Songs and Zoroastrian Traditions. Treat yourself to an opportunity to develop some key tools and practices towards better self-knowledge and ways to better discern your life’s purpose or calling. In this retreat, our speakers and spiritual directors will be exploring these questions from the perspectives of…
Find out more »VIRTUAL – Ignatian Spirituality Retreat
A Practical Introduction (formerly the Disposition Days Retreat) This retreat is a good opportunity for a beginner or an experienced director to gain a heightened awareness of the fundamentals of an Ignatian Retreat or to prepare for Annotation 19 (the Spiritual Exercises in daily life). This year it is being offered online. In this 5-day thematic retreat you will learn the fundamentals of Ignatian praying. It includes instructional talks, prayer and thematic talks on God’s presence in both our world and our…
Find out more »August 2021
VIRTUAL – 8-Day Directed Retreat
While the pandemic renders it impossible to come to Loyola House for your retreat, we will bring the directed retreat to you! Just as in any silent retreat, Loyola House spiritual directors will provide daily spiritual direction that will occur via Zoom (or telephone). There will be no talks/input sessions for the retreat; and sadly, we cannot offer daily mass. As ever, your director will listen to you and the Holy Spirit in order to help guide you in your prayer.…
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