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ON PILGRIMAGE
“Living with a Pilgrim’s Heart,” Retreat for Sisters of Mercy, Watchung NJ
Book discussion, American Pilgrims on the Camino Capital Area Chapter.
“The Power of a Pilgrim’s Heart” (keynote address) Ignatian Spirituality and Leadership Conference
Staff retreat, University of Notre Dame
“Living with a Pilgrim’s Heart” (8-day guided retreat) St. Joseph’s Villa, Hampton Bays (Long Island) NY
“A Pilgrim’s Heart in Lent,” Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer
Lenten Mission, Our Lady of the Lake, Branson MO
“A Pilgrim’s Heart in Lent,” Loyola House of Retreats, Morristown NJ
First Presbyterian Church (Pitman NJ) Presbyterian Women
“The Long Pilgrimage to Justice,” Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Approaching Lent with a Pilgrim Heart,” Franciscan Spiritual Center, Aston
Foulkeways Vespers Gathering
THE TRAUMA-INFORMED SPIRITUAL EXERCISES: GROWING YOUR SPIRITUAL AND PASTORAL CAREGIVING SKILLS FOR LIFE’S WOUNDED
This is a workshop/retreat for spiritual directors and pastoral counselors, offered with my dear friend Rob McChesney, SJ and based on his new book The Soul Also Keeps the Score, a trauma-informed companion to the Spiritual Exercise of St. Ignatius. Loyola Jesuit Center.
LENT RETREAT: Live the Lent You Get
So often, our Ash Wednesday resolutions crumble as life presents unexpected challenges over the following six weeks–which is why the Lent we get is often harder than the Lent we choose. On this retreat, we consider a new approach: allowing life to become its own Lenten discipline.
Holy Child Parish, Wilmington DE
SSJ Center for Spirituality, Ocean Grove NJ
Holy Redeemer by the Sea, Kitty Hawk NC (as part of a three-night Lenten Mission, followed by “Forgive and Remember” and “Seen-Known-Cherished.”
Jesuit Community at E. 83rd St., New York NY (private event)
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Brigantine NJ
St. John the Baptist Church, Philadelphia PA (Manayunk)
LaSalette Retreat and Conference Center, Attleboro MA
Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown NJ
St. Mary’s Church, Kutztown PA (Ladies Auxiliary)
San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch NJ
St. Mary’s Church, Annapolis MD (Walking with Purpose) Livestream recorded here; (@13:30).
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart Associates, Philadelphia PA
RENEW International, Plainfield NJ
St. Placid Priory, Lacey WA
ADVENT RETREAT: CHOOSING THE BETTER PART
The theme is God’s invitation to radical hospitality: creating space for the coming Christ in our hearts and our lives. Using St. Martha (the original overworked host) and her sister Mary as inspiration, these retreats help carve out a bit of stillness in the midst of the frenzy, helping people empty their hands, “choose the better part,” and respond to the spiritual invitation of the season.
Foulkeways Vespers, Gwynedd PA
University of Detroit Mercy Mission Staff, Detroit MI
Neumann University Cultural Arts Forum, Aston PA
Mount St. Mary’s House of Prayer, Watchung, NJ
St. Anne Catholic Church, Bethlehem, PA
Office of Ignatian Spirituality / Evening of Reflection for Spiritual Directors (Zoom)
Old Saint Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia (Women’s Faith and Fellowship)
Our Lady of the Assumption, Strafford, PA
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Doylestown PA
Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth, Wernersville PA
Saint Placid Priory, Lacey Washington
Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Philadelphia/South Jersey Region
THE STORIES THAT FORM US
Human beings are formed by stories from our earliest days. In this retreat, we explore the stories that have influenced us, the ones we tell ourselves, and those we speak into the universe–all through the lens Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who himself was inspired by stories, and whose story has motivated his followers for almost 500 years.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps: New England , Portland, & Philadelphia/South Jersey Regions
St. Genevieve School, Faculty Retreat
Gwynedd-Mercy University, Mercy Week 2022 (as “Self-Knowledge: The Essential Component of a Non-Violent Heart”)
ABIDE IN ME AS I ABIDE IN YOU: FINDING GOD IN THE TAPESTRY OF OUR LIVES
St. James Parish, Basking Ridge NJ, Women’s Retreat, September 2022
In this retreat, we consider four movements common to every life: awakening to the world around us, discovering and rediscovering our path, practicing love in its many forms, and grieving the loss of much that we hold dear. Reflecting on the twists and turns of our individual journeys, we will notice the presence of God, abiding with us through it all, and challenging us to abide as well.
This retreat is also available as a half-day, full-day, or keynote address (offered for Associates in Mercy annual meeting, April 2023).
TAKE NOTHING FOR THE JOURNEY? PACKING FOR THE UNKNOWN
Good for the start of a school year, calendar year, or any other new undertaking, this retreat invites participants to ask what we should bring with us into a new year, and what we should leave behind. Praying with stories from the Bible, literature, and life, we ponder the attitudes, relationships, dreams, commitments, and even possessions we want to carry with us in order to travel lightly, responsive to God’s call.
First Presbyterian Church, Pitman, NJ
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia PA
San Alfonso Retreat Center, Long Branch NJ
University of San Diego: Faculty / Staff Retreat
St. Placid Priory, Zoom Retreat
Ignatian Volunteer Corps National Day of Reflection 2021
Saint Joseph’s University Campus Ministry Staff Retreat
Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth, Day of Prayer for the New Year
Corpus Christi Church, “Club 50” Luncheon
GRIEF AND GRACE: A JOURNEY
This four-week series used conversation, poetry, music, and prayer to guide people experiencing grief along a path of deepening trust.
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia PA
Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth, Wernersville PA
FINDING GOD IN ORDINARY TIME
While we’d love to encounter God on the mountaintop, most of the time we must listen for the “still, small voice.” This retreat–available in weekend, day-long, or two-hour format, explores the various terrains where we can experience the presence of God.
First Presbyterian Church, Haddonfield, NJ
St. Elizabeth’s Church, Wycoff, NJ
St. Joseph’s Villa, Hampton Bays NY (Week-Long Preached Retreat)
St. Placid Priory, Zoom Retreat
Loyola on the Potomac, Faulkner MD
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia PA
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, North Wales, PA
JOSEPH: CARPENTER, DREAMER, FOSTER-FATHER, SAINT
Although St. Joseph does not speak a word in the Gospels, he is a powerful figure in the Catholic religious imagination. Responding to Pope Francis’ proclamation of a Year of St. Joseph, in this retreat we will use creative stories and artistic renderings to meditate on the life of Joseph. Together, we will consider contemporary parallels to the challenges he faced and the virtues he demonstrated, drawing closer to Joseph as our inspiration and guide in these difficult days.
Saint Joseph University Campus Ministry, Staff Retreat, Philadelphia PA
Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Zoom Retreat
St. Placid Priory, Zoom Retreat
Healing Encounters:
A Weekend Retreat with Contemporary and Biblical Women
Contemplative Formation Reunion Weekend, Mariandale NY
Loyola House of Retreats, Morristown NJ
Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth, Wernersville PA
THE ENNEAGRAM
Is that God’s Fingerprint on My Glasses? Using the Enneagram to See Ourselves and One Another More Clearly. Curious? Read this Testimonial by Pastor Andreas Wagner
Contemplative Leaders in Action, Philadelphia PA
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Wales PA
OTHER OFFERINGS:
“The Fruits of Autumn”
Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer, Watchung NJ
September 10, 2025
“A Tapestry of Grace”
First Presbyterian Women of Somerdale NJ
May 2-3, 2025
Residents’ Retreat
McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung NJ
April 1-3, 2025
Opening Retreat
Ignatian Volunteer Corps: Baltimore
September 6, 2023
What Can We Learn from Our Foremothers in Faith?
April 15, 2023
Old Saint Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia
Walking with the Risen Jesus (Day of Prayer)
April 12, 2023
Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown NJ
Keeping Company with Jesus (Women’s Spirituality Retreat)
March 18, 2023
St. Mary’s Church of Kutztown
Finding God in the Desert (Faculty/Staff Retreat)
March 14, 2023
University of Dayton, Dayton OH
Brother and Sister and Mother to Me: God’s Holy Family is Wider Than We Know
March 10-12, 2023 (with Linda Baratte)
Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown NJ
Women’s Retreat Day: Companions on the Journey
What if it wasn’t a competition–then or now?
September 18, 2021
Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Palmyra, PA
Grounded in Grace: A Morning of Reflection in the Ignatian Year
September 9, 2021
Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) Portland, ME
God’s Invitation to Rest
Mercy Career & Technical High School Philadelphia, Faculty Staff Retreat
St. Monica’s Church Walking with Purpose, Berwyn PA
What Are You Thirsting For? (Also known as Seen, Known, Cherished)
Holy Cross Parish, Mt. Airy (Philadelphia) Women
Rock Hill Oratory, Rock Hill, South Carolina
San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch NJ
Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
ZOOM: August 25, 2020
St. Placid Priory
Stirred into Flame: The Art of Campus Ministry
(with Barbara McCrabb, USCCB)
January 31, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Congress, Baltimore MD
Advent by Candlelight (Walking with Purpose)
St. Katherine of Siena Church, Wayne PA, December 12, 2024
St. Monica Church, Berwyn PA, December 12, 2019
Advent Evening of Reflection
St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Warrington PA, December 10, 2019
So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: a Retreat for Merciful Saints and Souls
St. Jude School, Chalfont PA (faculty retreat), April 19, 2022
Associates in Mercy, Cincinnati OH, November 1-3, 2019
Choosing the Better Part
Future with Hope Women, Conference Speaker, October 18, 2019
Now available: 33 minute video on Facebook!
Catholic Social Services
Staff Retreat, CSS East Norriton PA, October 15, 2019
Faculty/Staff Morning of Reflection
Georgian Court University, October 11, 2019
Ministry Day Speaker
Holy Trinity Parish, Morrisville PA, October 5, 2019
Finding God in Plain Sight
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scranton PA
Afternoon of Reflection, September 28, 2019
Morning of Reflection
Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Northeastern PA Region, September 28, 2019
Book Discussion: Finding God in Ordinary Time
St. Anne’s Church, Fair Lawn NJ
Women’s Cornerstone Fellowship, August 13, 2019
Where is God in All This?
What Vulnerability, Diminishment, and Failure Can Reveal
Ignatian Spirituality and Leadership Conference,
Saint Joseph’s University, July 26, 2019
Speaker, Community Learning Experience
Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Neumann University, April 16, 2019
Speaker: Lenten Day of Reflection for Catholic Women Over 40
Future With Hope Women, Leesburg, VA, March 16, 2019
Faculty Retreat: To Love Like a Servant of God
Corpus Christi Catholic School, Lansdale PA, February 14, 2019
Walking with Purpose: An Advent Evening with Martha and Mary
Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Strafford PA, December 12, 2018
National Staff Gathering: Morning of Retreat
Ignatian Volunteer Corps, November 14, 2018
“We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!” Navigating the Waters of Grief
St. John University Parish (Mountaineer Catholic), Morgantown WV, November 4, 2018
Keynote Speaker
Friends of the Newman Center 5th Annual Celebration, West Chester PA, October 27, 2018
First Public Reading & Signing of Finding God in Ordinary Time
St. Monica Church, Berwyn PA, September 18, 2018
Service Corps Members Year End Retreat
Ignatian Volunteer Corps (Baltimore / DC-Metro / Northern Virginia), June 11-13, 2018
Loyola Retreat House, Faulkner, MD
Faculty Retreat: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Corpus Christi Catholic School, Lansdale PA, February 15, 2018
Retreat Day: Re-Engaging the People of God
Ignatian Volunteer Corps: Baltimore, January 18, 2018
People Understanding Pain (Speaker for Group Meeting)
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, December 19, 2017
Walking with Purpose: The Woman at the Well
St. Katharine of Siena, Wayne PA, December 7, 2017
Christine Marie Eberle 