Retreats I’ve Given

GUIDED RETREATS

Following are some of the guided retreats I have presented or co-presented over the last few years. Retreats have ranged from three to eight days.

Women’s Retreats:

Moments in Every Women’s Life

Praying with Women Mystics

Reclaiming Who I Am

Recognizing and Respecting our Giftedness as Women

Retreats for Men and Women:

Embracing Mary

Praying with the Mystics

The Gift of an Awakened Heart

Seasonal Retreats:

Advent – Preparing a Dwelling for the Lord

Advent – Preparing the Way of our God

Lent – Entering More Deeply into Christ’s Passion

Lent – Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Love

RETREATS IN DAILY LIVING 

I have offered several different Retreats in Daily Living of various lengths, where participants commit to daily prayer, using material provided to them for each day’s prayer, and come together for periodic (generally weekly) meetings which include small group sharing, talks and prayer.  They include

Advent Retreat in Daily Living

An Experience of the Spiritual Exercises

Lenten Retreat in Daily Living

Praying with the Mystics

RETREAT DAYS

I have given a number of full or half day retreat days or evenings for law students, parish or school staffs, parishioners and other groups. Some of the themes have included:

Abandoning the Myths We Live With 

Becoming All We Can Be

Collegiality

Discipleship in Today’s World

Examining Our Atittude Toward the Other

Experiencing God’s Personal Love

Faith Doing Justice: Living as Ordinary Radicals

Finding God in All Things

Living with Purpose: Reconnecting with our Life Values

Renewal, Rebirth, Resolve

Reaffirmation of Who we Are

Servant Leadership as a Model for Parish Ministry

Spirituality Across Faith Traditions

The Three Lenten Practices

The Women Who Came Before Us

OTHER SPIRITUAL GROWTH PROGRAMS
 
I have also presented, or have been part of the team presenting, the following programs in day-long, evening or weekend settings, or as part of an ongoing series:

Prayer Series (Introduction to Different Prayer Forms and Styles)

Praying with Ignatius: A Prayer/Workshop

Praying with the Joyful Mysteries

Praying with the Sorrowful Mysteries

Praying with the Glorious Mysteries

Praying with Scripture

Ignatian Spirituality and Social Justice

Seasonal Day of Prayer: Ascension Thursday

Seasonal Day of Prayer: Feast of St. Joseph

Vocation and the Study and Practice of Law

If you are interested in learning more about any of these programs and/or having me offer one for your parish or other group, please feel free to contact me at sjstabile@stthomas.edu (or by comment here).  I am also a certified spiritual director and am available for individual spiritual direction and to direct retreatants doing individual 8-day directed retreats.