RETREATS & EVENTS
Please click on our events to find out more about these retreats, which are sponsored by the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center. If you would like information about scheduling a group conference to come to our Center, please contact our Sales Manager, Rainey Taylor, at 410-442-3144. Conferences are distinguished from retreats because the group comes to our center for the facilities, lodging and/or meals, but they have their own presenter and attendees. Retreats are events that we plan here at the Center and are open to the public to attend.
For more details, additional programs and registration information please call: 410.442.3120
Upcoming Events
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The Life and Work of Dorothy Day – Robert Ellsberg Retreat *Overnight Option
We are honored to host Robert Ellsberg for this program which will focus on the life and work of Dorothy Day (1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker movement. In her life, her radical stances on issues of peace and justice made her a somewhat marginal figure in the U.S. Church. But her cause for canonization is now in process and in his address to Congress in 2015, Pope Francis singled her out as one of “four great Americans,” who offer…
Find out moreThe Life and Work of Dorothy Day – Presented by Robert Ellsberg
We are honored to host Robert Ellsberg for this program which will focus on the life and work of Dorothy Day (1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker movement. In her life, her radical stances on issues of peace and justice made her a somewhat marginal figure in the U.S. Church. But her cause for canonization is now in process and in his address to Congress in 2015, Pope Francis singled her out as one of “four great Americans,” who offer…
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The Practice of Spiritual Direction – Final Intensive Week
This week-long intensive course will provide a deeper foundation for understanding and engaging in the practice of spiritual direction in the Christian tradition. It is intended to enhance the students’ understanding of the spiritual life, with attention given to developing the basic skills required for this ministry. COURSE OBJECTIVES: This final week of the spiritual direction training program will focus on case studies, which the students will bring from their own, initial practice of spiritual direction. Small groups will provide…
Find out moreThe Practice of Spiritual Direction – Final Intensive Week, Group 1 *Commuter Option
This week-long intensive course will provide a deeper foundation for understanding and engaging in the practice of spiritual direction in the Christian tradition. It is intended to enhance the students’ understanding of the spiritual life, with attention given to developing the basic skills required for this ministry. COURSE OBJECTIVES: This final week of the spiritual direction training program will focus on case studies, which the students will bring from their own, initial practice of spiritual direction. Small groups will provide…
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Friends Day: Fr. Nicholas Amato
Saintly Solutions: Living with Difficult People The saints are more than plaster statues! They are down-to-earth models for meeting the daily challenges we face in our own lives. Perhaps the most common challenge to our growth in faith is living with difficult people. How is one to practice charity in the face of overwhelming odds in this area? That will be the topic of our Friends’ retreat day. We will look at the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who…
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Marriotts Ridge Madrigals Concert
Join us for an evening of beautiful music in our Chapel by the premiere vocal ensemble of Marriotts Ridge High School. The ensemble consists of thirty students in grades ten through twelve. The Madrigals perform some of the highest level of music available from Renaissance to contemporary chamber choir repertoire. They have received superior ratings in local and regional adjudications since the school’s opening in 2005, and have won six choral grand championships in Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.…
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T’ai Chi Chih Workshop
Taste of T’ai Chi Chih” is a series of 20 separate, easy-to-learn moves that circulate and balance the chi, the life force that flows within us. It is not a martial art, but rather a moving meditation that reduces stress and generates vital health and peace of mind. In this fun and entertaining intro workshop you will be taught a few of the T’ai Chi Chih moves, which you can actually take away and practice on your own. You will…
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Taizé Prayer Service
Please join us for a contemplative evening of quiet prayer, scripture reading and song. The Taizé service is based on a form of worship from the Taizé ecumenical monastic community in France. People of all ages and different faith traditions come together to participate in a community of prayer that is meditative and easily accessible for all. Table fellowship: Join us in community at 6pm for dinner and to meet other participants. The cost of the dinner is $10. Please call…
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Eye Openers Film & Discussion Series
This Changes Everything Filmed in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography in This Changes Everything provides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. Unlike many works about the climate crisis, this is not a film that tries to scare the audience into action: it aims to empower. Provocative, compelling, and…
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Ignatian Spirituality
Are you looking to go deeper in your relationship with God? Join us as we explore the Spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This retreat will introduce participants to Ignatian methods of prayer, such as the Daily Examen, the richness of silence and imaginative prayer using Scripture. We’ll explore how we might more effectively discern God’s will for us using St. Ignatius’ time-tested methods, and how we can more easily find God in all things. In addition to the talks, there will be…
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