I love going to Montserrat at Lake Dallas. It is a Jesuit Retreat House and is amazing. It is a silent retreat where one spends the time listening and praying silently to God. It is in silence that the still small voice of God can be heard. At least that is my feeling. What is yours?
2007-05-23 02:08:19 · 15 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Any and all retreats welcome. I did not mean just silent. I love to hear from everyone.
2007-05-23 02:17:51 · update #1
I try to go to a Ladies retreat every year with the ladies of my church, it is a time to grow as woman and be taught as such and to have church with out the distractions of going daily life, such as making dinner, children, etc.and their are quiet time to reflect as well as praise and worship, it is also a great time of fellowship with sisters (we call all saints in the church brother and sister) in other churches.
I return spiritually renewed
2007-05-23 02:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by Noble Angel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Several experiences, one really bad and many really good.
The bad one was called "Marriage Encounter," a weekend-long retreat organized to help people with failing marriages reconcile and work through their differences. My first wife and I went in with the best of intentions, but it turned out to be a weekend-long manipulation organized by the Catholic church. It was highly unethical and disturbing because we were not told the truth about who was conducting the retreat and how they were manipulating us. To their credit, the church "came clean" at the very end of the weekend -- which was supposed to be some kind of revelation for us but instead most of the couples understood that they had been manipulated and felt betrayed and mistrusting of the entire process. I'm not sure when deceit became an acceptable practice in the Catholic church, but rather than save our marriage it became yet another factor contributing to its wreckage.
On the other side of the coin I have attended a number of Buddhist retreats, including three-day-long teachings and intensive meditations and they have been absolutely wonderful. They allow me to calm my mind and detach from all the meaningless manic activity that our modern world creates to distract us from spiritual aims. I think that with a good motivation, good teachers and a good environment, retreat can be one of the most positive and beneficial spiritual experiences a person can have.
2007-05-23 02:19:54 · answer #2 · answered by buddhamonkeyboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've gone on a Women's Retreat to Murietta Hot Springs in Southern California. It was wonderful. To have nothing else to do than to fellowship, meditate on God's Word and pray. Very inspirational.
2007-05-23 02:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just two half day retreats for RCIA.
Thinking about a Cursillo 3 day retreat this fall.
Good Luck, hope you are doing better!
Peace and God Bless!
2007-05-23 02:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever since I was a kid I've gone to a camp ground in Stoutsville, Ohio. The cabins don't have running water, there isn't much use for "modern technology" there. It throw a person back into a simpler time. A place where a person can completely disconnect.
2007-05-23 03:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every year for the last few I have gone to stay in the Karri forest in the South West of WA, Australia. There is no phone reception, no TV & no Internet.
I didn't talk to ppl & did a lot of writing, art & embraced the beauty of nature. I took everything I needed & was self sufficient.
It helped me sort through a lot of my 'stuff' & helped me make decisions about my future.
2007-05-23 02:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i flow on a non secular retreat each and every time I walk in nature, rock climb in the mountains or flow to a Beltane or Samhain weekend Sabbat. (approximately 3 hundred human beings Pagans camp out in a Nature shelter area and carry ritual and drum circle. Uplifting and pleasing!) i think of it could be great so you might flow jointly with your mom and help her. that's unlucky that she continues to be having themes approximately this experience of 30 years in the past. flow have exciting, savor yourselves and help her.
2016-11-26 19:21:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have gone to spiritual retreats before. They are so great. It is a wonderful place to go to be refreshed
2007-05-23 02:15:42 · answer #8 · answered by kramerfam2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several types out there. One is called Walk to Emmaus. I've been on one and it was a very intense experience. Definately not a quiet one though. Lots of singing, teaching, eating, etc. but yet very enlightening. I think we need both kinds at times.
2007-05-23 02:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by Moose 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been through sweat lodge ceremonies at Native American retreats. It always makes me feel grounded and at one with the sacred circle of life.
2007-05-23 02:16:23 · answer #10 · answered by Stew 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋