Parish Retreats offered by Catherine Joanne

May be offered in sequence in a parish over a period of four years.

  • Advent Retreat: Come, Lord Jesus
    Sunday evening: Lessons and Carols
    A concert for the whole parish family around the readings and themes of the Advent Season.
    Monday evening: Jesus Comes in our Pain
    A reflective look at pain and suffering in the Christian experience.
    Tuesday evening: Jesus Comes in Forgiveness
    An evening of forgiveness and reconciliation.
    Wednesday evening: Jesus Comes in Love
    Celebration and reflection on the Eucharist where Jesus comes
    as He did in Bethlehem: in humility, vulnerability and love.

  • Lenten Retreat: Walking with Jesus and Mary
    Sunday evening: He Knows My Pain
    Catherine’s original setting of the Way of the Cross.
    Monday evening: Walking with Jesus and Mary in Forgiveness
    A Lenten Penance service.
    Tuesday evening: Walking with Jesus and Mary in our Pain
    A reflection on the Cross and Resurrection in our human experience.
    Wednesday evening: Walking with Jesus and Mary in Trust
    Coming to know, to love and to trust God.

  • Easter Retreat: Risen Love
    Sunday evening: Rosary Concert
    The Glorious Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song.
    Monday evening: The Empty Tomb
    A reflection on the passage through suffering to Resurrection life.
    Tuesday evening: Risen Love in Healing
    A parish celebration of healing through prayer and sacrament.
    Wednesday evening: Risen Love in Community
    A look at the Christian Community as a community of and for Life.

  • Pentecost Retreat: Come, Holy Spirit!
    Sunday evening: Pentecost Concert
    Songs of Life and Love in the Spirit of our Risen Lord Jesus.
    Monday evening: The Spirit of God and the Word
    A celebration of the Living Word of God.
    Tuesday evening: The Spirit of God and the Eucharist
    A celebration of the Presence of God in the Eucharist.
    Wednesday evening: The Spirit of God and Mary
    A celebration of Mary as Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son and Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

  • Evangelization Retreat: Living and Sharing the Gospel in Community
    Sunday evening: Family Concert
    Songs around the major themes of the Gospel of Life.
    Monday evening: Personal Conversion through Prayer and Sacrament
    Falling in love with God as individuals and as communities of faith.
    Tuesday evening: Reading the Signs of the Times
    Discerning needs around us and responding with apostolic initiative.
    Wednesday evening: Small Communities of Faith and Love
    Why we need small communities and how they can renew our world.

  • Simplicity of Life Retreat: Letting Go for Love
    Sunday evening: Rosary Concert
    The Joyful Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song.
    Monday evening: Letting Go in Simplicity
    A look at the Gospel call to simplify our lives.
    Tuesday evening: Letting Go in Forgiveness
    An intense call to let go of the spirit of unforgiveness that holds us bound.
    Wednesday evening: Letting Go in Trust
    A reflection on the virtue of trust and how to help it grow.

  • The Call to Holiness: Yes, You Are Holy!
    Sunday evening: Letters from Paul
    A concert based on themes from Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians.
    Monday evening: Characteristics of Holiness
    What does it mean to be holy?
    Tuesday evening: Obstacles to Holiness
    What stands in our way?
    Wednesday evening: Fruits of Holiness
    How we get there, and signs that we are on the right path.

  • Marian Retreat: Full of Grace
    Saturday after the evening Mass: Mary our Queen
    Candlelight Procession and Crowning; Consecration of Parish to Mary
    Sunday evening: Rosary Concert... Five for Joy
    The Joyful Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song.
    Monday evening : Rosary Concert…Five for Light
    The Luminous Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song..
    Tuesday evening: Rosary Concert...Five for Sorrow
    The Sorrowful Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song.
    Wednesday evening: Rosary Concert... Five for Glory
    The Glorious Mysteries in prayer, reflection and song.

Each retreat begins with the weekend Masses, where Catherine offers
a spiritual reflection after the Gospel and a song during Communion.

A typical stipend for each retreat is $2,500. Any parish that cannot afford this amount,
is welcomed to suggest a stipend that is just and more affordable.

Saint Joseph’s Dwelling Place, 141 Wright Road, Ludlow, Vermont 05149-9596, U.S.A. Phone : (802) 228-4952