Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat Home close to Chicago hosts Ignatian silent retreats all year long that invite folks to quiet time with God. Their web site explains, “In case you are not accustomed to being silent on a retreat, we assure that one can find it restful, refreshing, and really simple to do! Whereas silence in your retreat at Bellarmine includes not speaking to one another, it’s greater than that. It means quieting your self on the surface and the within with the intention to be completely current to God.”
One upcoming retreat at Bellarmine is particularly for writers and is being led by Vinita Hampton Wright, whose books and weblog posts have impressed many readers. A retired Loyola Press editor and the creator of The Artwork of Non secular Writing, Vinita will present a secure house for soul writing and sensible assist for placing phrases and concepts collectively. She says the retreat “will profit anybody who’s writing, skilled or not. Every particular person will work with their particular ability set, life expertise, and inspiration.”
The method of writing may also help us have interaction with the unfolding of our non secular life. Seize your journal, and be part of Vinita for this four-day retreat, October 3–6, 2024.
“Prompts shall be offered, however [retreatants] are inspired to deliver works already in progress. We shall be masking elements of writing that may apply to numerous sorts of tasks in numerous levels of growth,” Vinita says. However the retreat isn’t just for skilled writers. Vinita explains, “Any degree of writing expertise or ability is welcome. There shall be no grading or public critique. Every particular person can have interaction as deeply as they need.”
Be taught extra and register at Bellarmine’s web site. If the October retreat with Vinita isn’t one the Spirit is asking you to, browse the opposite alternatives for weekend retreats and days of reflection.
