Speak the Truth in Love Retreat

An online Ignatian retreat in this election year

Dates: 

September 22 - 28, 2024
Registration deadline Sunday, September 8

And

October 20 - 26, 2024
Registration deadline Sunday, October 6

As disciples of Jesus we have a mandate to love one another and speak the truth in love. How do we live as loving disciples in the midst of so much vitriolic rhetoric in our political discourse? How do loving disciples of Jesus respond to the outcome of the November 5 election if their candidate wins or loses? Perhaps this retreat will be of help.

Speak the Truth in Love, a week long retreat in daily life, will invite you to revisit the belief that we are all made in the image of God and called to grow into the likeness of Christ. Selected Scripture passages will invite you to consider how risky it is in this political climate to love as Jesus loves. And yet, with courage and humility we embark on speaking with Christ’s voice for justice, reconciliation and peace.

As you ponder whether to make the retreat, we encourage you to look at your calendar and consider when, Monday through Friday, you will carve out 30 minutes each day to pray and 30 minutes each day to meet with a spiritual director.

All our spiritual directors are volunteers and will reserve this week of retreat for you. We ask you to be faithful to your time commitment of praying and meeting with your spiritual director Monday through Friday. The registration form will ask you to identify the online platforms that you are comfortable using and inquire about the days and times when you can meet.  Meeting in person assumes that you are fully vaccinated.

Retreatants who have made this retreat have found the opening and closing sessions to be integral to the experience.  We will meet on Zoom for the opening and closing sessions at the following times:

For September retreat:  Sunday, September 22nd from 3:00 - 5:00 pm to open the retreat and again on Saturday, September 28th from 8:30 -10:30 am to close the retreat.

For October retreat:  Sunday, October 20th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm to open the retreat and again on Saturday, October 26th from 8:30 -10:30 am to close the retreat.

Information about how to access Zoom will be sent to you prior to the opening session.  Please contact Fran Knoll at retreats+fran@trinity.org if you have any questions.

REGISTRATION FOR THE SEPTEMBER RETREAT IS CLOSED

REGISTER HERE FOR OCTOBER RETREAT