Fall Retreat
[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row no_margin=”true” padding_top=”30px” padding_bottom=”50px” border=”none” marginless_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”20px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none” inner_container=”true”][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″ fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px”]A retreat refreshes and revitalizes, gives the opportunity for more time spent in prayer and contemplation, and rekindles and deepens one’s relationship with God. One may take this opportunity to more clearly hear God’s call and to seek God’s healing grace and thereby attain a degree of spiritual renewal. The purpose of a spiritual retreat, as an addition to daily spiritual activities, is to temporarily leave behind the usual distractions we all face for a time long enough to allow relaxation and for an inner change to occur: the ongoing conversion of heart that is critical to deepening faith. The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the necessity of such retreats: “In the fever and agitation of modern life, the need of meditation and spiritual repose impresses itself on Christian souls who desire to reflect on their eternal destiny, and direct their life in this world towards God.”
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