The Infancy Narratives of Luke: Revealing the Jesus Who Calls Us Right Now
A Day of Reflection for Adults
December 10, 2019
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Program Cost: $50.00 (includes Lunch)
This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.
Summary
The Lukan infancy narratives are rich in their revelation of God's outpouring of the Holy Spirit in prophecy, in people, in the weary world suddenly lit up by the joyful arrival of Jesus, Son of God and Savior, the Man of the Holy Spirit! Each of the narratives opens up a revelation of the person of Jesus, and the way in which the Holy Spirit will flood the scenes wherever He walks, inspiring hope, joy and conversion of heart. Please join us as we allow the infancy narratives of Luke to reveal to us, once more, the Jesus who is calling to us right now, to allow that Holy Spirit to fill our hearts, and in our own conversion, bring that Holy Spirit to our lives and our world.
Description
A day or evening of reflection, grounded in the Jesuit tradition, is a shorter version of the Ignatian Weekend Retreat. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, a day or evening program is sure to give you the peace and serenity needed to be still and to rest in God's loving embrace.
Your day or evening of reflection includes thematic talks from our skilled Retreat Leaders, time for private prayer, celebration of Mass and a meal.
Bellarmine has two libraries, a resource center, two chapels, and many other common areas. Outdoor spaces include a various walking trails, various prayer gardens, a gazebo, stations of the cross, as well as a few patios and outdoor chairs and benches.
Retreat Experience Gallery
Bellarmine Main Entrance
Sacred Heart Chapel
Mary McKeon Library
St. Joseph Gazebo
Mother Teresa Garden
Eastern Africa Collection
Fireplace Lounge
Dining Room
Winter on the Grounds
Resource Center
Sacred Heart Statue at Sunset
Susie's Memorial Garden
Madonna Library
Lower Level Lounge
Retreat Leader
Sr. Wendy Cotter, CSJ, PhD
Sr. Wendy Cotter, CSJ, PhD is a Sister of St. Joseph from London, Ontario, Canada and has been a full-time professor of New Testament in the Theology Department of Loyola University, and is now Emerita since her retirement last summer. After her undergraduate degree in Religious Studies, she was invited to serve on her Community’s Peruvian mission for two terms (four years). Upon her return, she began her graduate studies and received her PhD in New Testament from the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto, with a specialty in Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke), particularly the Gospel of Mark and pre-gospel material with a focus on miracle stories. Besides her articles and papers, she has published two books, The Miracles in Greco Roman Antiquity (1999), and The Christ of the Miracle Stories: Portrait Through Encounter (2010). Throughout these years, Sister has been invited to offer Scripture workshops and parish missions as well as weekend and longer retreats. She considers these the greatest source of joy and grace.