Catholic Men’s Retreat

In-Person

A holy longing stirs in each of us. A desire to be your true self wrestles within.

If you are a Catholic man looking to deepen your faith in a community, seeking to develop your personal relationship with God, longing to have real conversations, hoping for greater insights into living Christian manhood, and desiring to develop a practical spirituality, then we hope you join us.

This Year’s Theme: Christ as The Archetype

"Christians were not told to understand Christ as the Archetype and Model for all of creation despite Scripture clearly teaching it (Ephesians 1:3-14; Colossians 1:15-20). Instead, we spent most of our time trying to prove that Jesus was ‘God,’ . . . [with] no overarching schema or explanation for where this God was ‘coming from’ and where this God was leading them, which is precisely back to union with God.” –Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM.

This retreat will explore the four masculine archetypes as a pathway to gain deeper freedom and union with Christ.

This retreat includes:

(a) In-Depth Presentations,

(b) Time for Personal Prayer and Reflection,

(c) Large and Small Group Sharing and Conversation,

(d) Sunday Liturgy/Mass,

(e) Reconciliation / Confession,

(f) Overnight Private Room, and

(g) Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are provided: starting with dinner at 6:00pm on Friday and ending with breakfast on Sunday (retreat ends 11am Sunday).

This retreat began as the St. Raphael Parish Men’s Retreat (Bay Village, OH) and has now grown to invite any Catholic man whose heart is moved to participate in this retreat. Please email Fr. Paul O’Connor, SJ — the JRC Director of Mission & Identity—for questions and details poconnor@jesuitretreatcenter.org. If you are at St. Raphael’s Parish, email Tom Pussel at tpussel@saintraphaelparish.com for details and financial aid.

Financial aid is available through the JRC Arrupe Fund. All participants will be required to pay the minimum deposit of $25 to attend the event. See below to apply, then check your email to complete your application.

Registration