Ignatian 2-Day Retreat: Consolation & Desolation, Discernment & Decision-Making

In-Person

Give yourself the gift of rest, prayer, and reflection during our Ignatian 2-Day Silent Retreat.

Enjoy our beautiful 57 acres of trees & walking paths, participate in our Ignatian Spirituality presentations to deepen your prayer and spirituality with God, and then make your own retreat schedule with God. Enjoy your meals from our outstanding culinary staff. Each day, you have the option to celebrate the Liturgy / Mass with one of our Jesuit priests.

“The purpose of the Spiritual Exercises—Ignatian Spirituality—is a conversion of the heart resulting in a new quality or a new direction of life. This faith journey seeks inner or interior knowledge: the interior of heart and the inner mystery of ourselves in union with our God.” –Michael Ivens

This Ignatian 2-Day Silent Retreat contains material for “beginners” as well as “depth” for those who are familiar with Ignatian Spirituality.

Note, each Ignatian Day Retreat contains a different topic for May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, & 23. Register for one retreat day (listed separately on our website) or register for two consecutive retreat days—as a commuter or overnight guest. If you register for two Ignatian Retreat Days as an overnight guest, you will enjoy four meals (Day 1: lunch & dinner, Day 2: breakfast & lunch). Overnight rooms with a private bathroom are not available for this retreat.

Friday Schedule:
9:00 am: Check-in
10:30 am: Ignatian Spirituality Presentation (Loyola Room) - May 22 Topic: Consolation & Desolation
11:15 am: Individual Prayer & Reflection, Rest, Walk the Grounds
12:00 pm: Lunch, JRC’s Normandy Catering (Dining Room)
1:00 pm: Individual Prayer & Reflection, Rest, Walk the Grounds
4:45 pm: Liturgy / Mass (optional, Main Chapel)
5:30 pm: Dinner, JRC’s Normandy Catering (Dining Room)
6:30 pm: Individual Prayer & Reflection, Rest, Walk the Grounds

Saturday Schedule:
8:00 am: Breakfast
10:30 am: Ignatian Spirituality Presentation (Loyola Room) - May 23 Topic: Discernment & Decision-Making
11:15 am: Individual Prayer & Reflection, Rest, Walk the Grounds
12:00 pm: Lunch, JRC’s Normandy Catering (Dining Room)
1:00 pm: Individual Prayer & Reflection, Rest, Walk the Grounds
4:45 pm: Liturgy / Mass (optional, Main Chapel)
5:15 pm: Departure

Our presenter, Fr. Paul O’Connor, S.J., is the Director of Mission & Identity at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Parma, Ohio and a master retreat director for the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and other retreats. Fr. Paul will share the gifts of Ignatian Spirituality and his collective experience as a retreat director to help you deepen your relationship with God in transformative ways.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who feels moved to participate in this retreat. Please email Fr. Paul O’Connor, SJ, for questions and details: poconnor@jesuitretreatcenter.org.

Registration