A Practicum in Giving the 19th Annotation 2024-25
With Linda Robinson
Open Dates
Online
This online practicum will explore the content, graces and dynamics of the 19th Annotation: Retreat in Everyday Life. It will provide assistance and support to spiritual directors as they give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Practicum will deepen one’s experiential understanding of the weeks of the Spiritual Exercises as they unfold in the everyday life of a retreatant. Growth in the knowledge and understanding of Ignatian Rules for Discernment will unfold the appreciation of the art and skill of spiritual discernment. Requirements for admission: Completed a Formation Program for Spiritual Direction Receives monthly Spiritual Direction Meeting with at…
A Practicum in Giving the 19th Annotation 2023-24
With Linda Robinson
Open Dates
Hybrid: Online or in-person
This Practicum (available in a hybrid format; participants can choose to join online or in-person) will explore the content, graces and dynamics of the 19th Annotation: Retreat in Everyday Life. It will provide assistance and support to spiritual directors as they give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Practicum will deepen one’s experiential understanding of the weeks of the Spiritual Exercises as they unfold in the everyday life of a retreatant. Growth in the knowledge and understanding of Ignatian Rules for Discernment will unfold the appreciation of the art and skill of spiritual discernment. Requirements for admission: Completed a…
Silent Directed Retreat – Online Option
With Jaclyn Newns, Sister Margaret Scott, aci and Linda Robinson
Open Dates
Several times throughout the year, St. Raphaela Center offers multiday Ignatian retreats directed by the Center staff and visiting directors. This is a unique opportunity to spend time in silence and tranquility in order to listen more deeply to the quiet voice of God that speaks to each of our hearts. Our experienced spiritual directors on staff will accompany you throughout this privileged time of retreat in the Ignatian spirit. If you have a place to make retreat and want to meet online with one of our Spiritual Directors, register for this online option, which will provide you with only…
An Online Practicum in Giving the 19th Annotation 2022- 2023
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ and Nan C. Bouché
Open Dates
Online
This Practicum will explore the content, graces and dynamics of the 19th Annotation: Retreat in Everyday Life. It will provide assistance and support to spiritual directors as they give the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Practicum will deepen one’s experiential understanding of the weeks of the Spiritual Exercises as they unfold in the everyday life of a retreatant. Growth in the knowledge and understanding of Ignatian Rules for Discernment will unfold the appreciation of the art and skill of spiritual discernment. Requirements for admission: Completed a Formation Program for Spiritual Direction Receives monthly Spiritual Direction Meeting with at least…
La Salle Academy Faculty Retreat
January 1, 1970
Group Inquiry
Flexible Dates
St. Raphaela Center offers the use of our facilities to many different types of groups for a variety of gatherings. By providing us with the information in the form below, we will be able to begin the planning process for your group's stay at St. Raphaela Center.
Personal Overnight Retreat
Flexible Dates
An individual may make a retreat at the Center for a few hours, for a few days, or for an extended period of time. During this time, the retreatant may meet with a spiritual director or just spend some time in personal prayer or quiet reflection.
Host Your Retreat – Elementary, Middle and High School
Flexible Dates
St. Raphaela Center provides the perfect atmosphere in which individuals or groups of any religious tradition can come together to think, plan, pray, reflect, and grow. We are able to host groups that range in size from 2 to 80 people. Many parishes use our facilities, and we also host a variety of programs and days of […]
Host Your Retreat – University groups
Flexible Dates
St. Raphaela Center provides the perfect atmosphere in which individuals or groups of any religious tradition can come together to think, plan, pray, reflect, and grow. We are able to host groups that range in size from 2 to 80 people. Many parishes use our facilities, and we also host a variety of programs and days of […]
Host Your Retreat – Day, Evening or Overnight
Flexible Dates
St. Raphaela Center provides the perfect atmosphere in which individuals or groups of any religious tradition can come together to think, plan, pray, reflect, and grow. We are able to host groups that range in size from 2 to 80 people. Many parishes use our facilities, and we also host a variety of programs and days of […]
Desert Day
Package Dates
We have one day set aside each month for individuals to come and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Center. The retreat begins with a common opening prayer to set the tone for the day, after which retreatants are free to spend their time in personal prayer or quiet reflection. The Center is also […]
Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life Inquiry
With Sister Lyan Tri, ACJ, Linda Robinson, Leigh Murray and Sister Pat Mensing, SSJ
Package Dates
The 19th Annotation This retreat follows the entire 30-day Spiritual Exercises retreat, but is adapted to be made during “daily life”, that is, without taking a month off of work or studies or family. Retreatants meet once a week with their spiritual director to review their prayer and to receive material for the following week of prayer. It is expected that the retreatant would set aside 1 hour of prayer a day, plus 15 minutes for the examen at the end of the day. While it is usually better to begin this retreat in the early fall so that the…
Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life
Package Dates
The 19th Annotation This retreat follows the entire 30-day Spiritual Exercises retreat, but is adapted to be made during “daily life”, that is, without taking a month off of work or studies or family. Retreatants meet once a week with their spiritual director to review their prayer and to receive material for the following week of prayer. It is expected that the retreatant would set aside 1 hour of prayer a day, plus 15 minutes for the examen at the end of the day. While it is usually better to begin this retreat in the early fall so that the…
Handmaid Feast Days
Package Dates
Centering Prayer
Package Dates
We have one day set aside each month for individuals to come and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Center. The retreat begins with a common opening prayer to set the tone for the day, after which retreatants are free to spend their time in personal prayer or quiet reflection. The Center is also […]
Sponsored or Personal Day of Prayer
Package Dates
We have one day set aside each month for individuals to come and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Center. The retreat begins with a common opening prayer to set the tone for the day, after which retreatants are free to spend their time in personal prayer or quiet reflection. The Center is also […]
Shawl Ministry
Package Dates
Spiritual Direction Office Reservation
Flexible Dates
Spiritual Directors associated with St. Raphaela Center may use this form to request the use of a Spiritual Direction office. Even though the dates specify an overnight stay, the "Check In" date is the date understood for your reservation. If you want to reserve an office over the course of consecutive days, please specify that in the comments. List of possible offices: Mother Pilar Office (at the bottom of the ramp on the way to the Shrine) Mother Cristina Office (across from Sr. Lyan's office, next to Room 29) Reconciliation Room (outside the Chapel) St. Ignatius Office (near the Retreatant…
Exploring the Dynamics of the Directed Retreat: Directing the Prayer of Another (Waitlist)
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ
May 3 - 5, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
This Seminar is for spiritual directors who have made Directed Retreats and are interested in exploring the dynamics of this Retreat in the 3-8 day Directed Retreat format. Through the use of input, case studies, role play, readings related to the Directed Retreat, personal prayer and reflection, this seminar will cover such topics as: The Dynamics operative in a Directed Retreat The Director of the Directed Retreat Discernment within the Director Conversion Cycle (Four Movements in Prayer) Centrality of Religious Experience Listening to the Prayer of Another Fostering the Contemplative / Evocative Approach Role of Desire in Prayer Value of…
Exploring the Dynamics of the Directed Retreat: Directing the Prayer of Another
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ
May 3 - 5, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
This Seminar is for spiritual directors who have made Directed Retreats and are interested in exploring the dynamics of this Retreat in the 3-8 day Directed Retreat format. Through the use of input, case studies, role play, readings related to the Directed Retreat, personal prayer and reflection, this seminar will cover such topics as: The Dynamics operative in a Directed Retreat The Director of the Directed Retreat Discernment within the Director Conversion Cycle (Four Movements in Prayer) Centrality of Religious Experience Listening to the Prayer of Another Fostering the Contemplative / Evocative Approach Role of Desire in Prayer Value of…
Spiritual Directors Circle: St. Teresa of Ávila
With Leigh Murray
May 21, 2024
The Spiritual Directors Circle of the Philadelphia Region presents, St. Teresa of Ávila - The Journey to the Beloved Saint and mystic, St. Teresa of Ávila understood the process of soul transformation through direct experience in her own life. In her spiritual masterpiece, The Interior Castle, St. Teresa, using the metaphor of a crystal castle as the soul, writes about how a person can enter their own soul, and proceed through succeeding mansions, toward intimate union with the Beloved. St. Teresa’s descriptions of the seven mansions offer clear direction on how a soul can continue toward union, and what one…
Summer Directed Retreat I 2024
With Sr. Mary Elizabeth Looby, GNSH, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., Sister Cam Banh, ACJ and Mary Pollini
May 23 - 30, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God’s voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Each director possesses the necessary skills to guide their directees compassionately and peacefully, allowing them to listen to God’s voice and to journey closely with their loving God, both within the retreat setting and going forth into their daily lives. The number, nature and length of periods of…
Summer Directed Weekend Retreat I 2024
With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sr. Mary Elizabeth Looby, GNSH and Mary Pollini
May 24 - 27, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Summer Directed Retreat II 2024
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ, Paul Burgmayer, Ph.D, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Margaret Scott, aci and Mercedes Rojo, OSF
July 8 - 15, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God’s voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Each director possesses the necessary skills to guide their directees compassionately and peacefully, allowing them to listen to God’s voice and to journey closely with their loving God, both within the retreat setting and going forth into their daily lives. The number, nature and length of periods of…
Summer Directed Retreat III 2024
With Sister Karen Doyle, SSJ, Sister Mary Carboy, SSJ, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Linda Robinson and Sister Clare A. D’Auria OSF
July 17 - 24, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God’s voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Each director possesses the necessary skills to guide their directees compassionately and peacefully, allowing them to listen to God’s voice and to journey closely with their loving God, both within the retreat setting and going forth into their daily lives. The number, nature and length of periods of…
Fall Directed Retreat Weekend I 2024
With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ and Buff Barnes
September 20 - 22, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Fall Directed Retreat I 2024
With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ and Buff Barnes
September 20 - 27, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Fall Directed Retreat II 2024
With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ and Sister Mary Carboy, SSJ
October 25 - November 1, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Fall Directed Retreat Weekend II 2024
With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN and Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ
October 25 - 27, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Advent Directed Retreat Weekend 2024
With Sister Mary Carboy, SSJ, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN and Sister Cam Banh, ACJ
December 6 - 8, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]
Advent Directed Retreat Extended 2024
With Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN and Sister Cam Banh, ACJ
December 6 - 13, 2024
St. Raphaela Center
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God's voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Our Spiritual Directors on staff will […]