Holy Desires to Amazement
An Ignatian, Silent Midweek Retreat for Women
October 4 - 6, 2022
Groups Attending: Individuals
This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.
Summary
This retreat will follow the general themes and flow of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, but in a very experiential manner, with emphasis upon holy desires, gratitude, self-assessment, cooperation with the Lord, trust, relationships, and amazement at the hope and strength God’s grace gives to us.
Description
This retreat includes 7 presentations, daily mass, 6 hot meals, the opportunity for one-on-one spiritual direction with a trained spiritual director, and many other opportunities to explore our 80 acres and almost 60k square feet of interior space. All activities are optional, but we do ask everyone to respect the quiet of the retreat house for everyone to have the opportunity to read, sleep and reflect in the quiet.
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.
You can learn more about what to expect by visiting this page.
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
Fr. Richard Baumann, SJ
Richard is a native of Cincinnati, entered the Society of Jesus in 1964, and was ordained in 1975. He has served as vocation director, novice director, pastor, and provincial superior. More recently he worked in Africa for fourteen years: six years as director of Ignatian programming and faculty member at the Jesuit Arrupe University in Harare, Zimbabwe, and eight years as co-director of a renewal program for Jesuits before they pronounce final vows located in Cape Coast, Ghana, and in Nairobi, Kenya. He’s currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and works as a regional vocation director for the Jesuits of the Midwest Province, and gives various talks and retreats related to Ignatian spirituality.