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Pilgrim Conversations on the Road with Jesus

An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women

May 5 - 7, 2017

Groups Attending: Individuals, Lady of Peace, St Mary of Vernon (Women), Our Lady of Ransom (Women), Heart of Mary, Deanery II-B Women, Catholic Community of Northbrook, St. Mary of Celle

This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.

Summary

Not all travel is the same: The goal of a trip is to get from where I am to my destination. Tours are a series of per-scheduled stops to visit various significant sites. But a pilgrimage finds its meaning in the trip itself, in the encounters and conversations with other pilgrims. Pilgrimages are for savoring. In this retreat we will pilgrimage with Jesus through the questions he puts to his companion disciples as they journey to Jerusalem.

Description

This retreat includes several presentations, daily mass, 6 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. Each retreatant has their own bedroom. 

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Retreat Leader

Fr. David Shields, SJ

Fr. David Shields, SJ is a Jesuit priest of the USA Midwest Province who has been involved in retreat ministry for over 40 years. In addition to this ministry, Fr. Shields has spent some 20 years with the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. More recently, he has worked nearly 23 years in Hispanic ministry as Founder and Executive Director of Casa Romero Renewal Center  in Milwaukee, WI. Currently Fr Shields is Founder Emeritus of Casa Romero and remains active in Spiritual Direction, retreat director and other spiritual ministries. In September 2019, Fr. Shields spent a week in El Paso learning more a bout the US border and its issues with migrants and refugees.  In January, 2020, he had the privilege to make a Pilgrimage/Retreat to El Salvador and Guatemala where he visited many martyrdom sites pertaining to St Oscar Romero, the Four Churchwomen, Bishop Girardi and others. Fr Shields is a friend of Bill W.