Cenacle Sisters Programs
Finding Peace in a Troubled World
In the midst of an increasingly complex world we sometimes ļ¬nd ourselves caughtĀ up in anxiety, uncertainty, feeling ānot-togetherā. It is thus easy to lose perspective and toĀ slip off our sacred center. This retreat invites us to ground our lives on God, the Giver ofĀ Peace, so as not to lose our way in the turmoil and complexities of the world.
Forgive and Remember: Healing Your Family Stories
This weekend retreat will focus on the journey of forgiveness as a path to healing ourĀ family stories. It will use the genogram as a basic tool of remembering and praying overĀ our family dynamics.
Four Levels of HealingĀ Ā (Dr. Ma. Teresa Gustilo-Villasor, PhD)
Many of us are searching for insight, practical guidance and tools that can support usĀ to heal the wounded places within us. This weekend will help us ļ¬nd wholeness, balanceĀ and fulļ¬llment through healing the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical aspects of ourĀ lives.
Healing the Earth: Reclaiming the Gift of Contemplation in a Hurried World
The earth is full of desire to tell the great story of GodŹ¼s love. Do we have time toĀ listen? This retreat is an invitation to Contemplation, to dare to see the world as it really is.
It is to come home to our true self and reclaim the precious gift of contemplation thatĀ opens us to rediscover the true sources of compassion, serenity and hope in our brokenĀ world in need of healing.
āHello, ItŹ¼s Meā: Prayer Can Be Simple
Each of us is called to a personal, intimate relationship with God. But as in anyĀ relationship, the beginning is oftentimes awkward. This weekend offers space and time toĀ discover GodŹ¼s special invitation to this intimate friendship with each one of us. It can beĀ as simple as āhello.ā
Hindi Ka Nag-iisa: Exploring Meaning in Being Single
Are you single? Do you ever wonder if you will be single for life? Or are you simplyĀ single-in-the-meantime, a single in waiting? Find out the giftedness of being single.
Discover the richness of the single life lived to its fullness. The solitude you experience atĀ this time could be the royal road to your deepest self and the heart of God.
Imaging GodŹ¼s Feminine Presence: A Way of Feminine Spirituality
āFaith begins not in words and concepts but in images and symbols. As humanĀ beings, we share our images and symbols of God; in turn these images and symbolsĀ shape us. They become lenses for our faith, for our way of looking at ourselves, for ourĀ relationship to one another, our society, our economies, our politics…ā
This retreat will explore the feminine biblical images of God and lead theĀ participants to engage these images and symbols in their own faith process as a way to anĀ integrated feminine spirituality.
Inner Healing Through ZenĀ
This 3 day retreat aims at helping the participants to: 1) Look reļ¬ectively at lifeŹ¼sĀ hurts; 2) Cooperate with GodŹ¼s grace in the healing of memories and hurts through theĀ dynamics of forgiveness; and 3) Move in faith toward āfullness of life.ā
Lent – Finding the Hidden Treasure
āThe Church is wise in offering us the season of Lent because it can be a time forĀ ļ¬nding what is missing in our lives. It is a season for ļ¬nding meaning, rediscovering valuesĀ lost as we once again reļ¬ect on JesusŹ¼ Passion, Death and Resurrection. The beauty ofĀ ļ¬nding is that all the greatest treasures are in the heart of God.ā (Joyce Rupp)
This retreat hopes to help us once again look at the Son, Jesus and to see what HeĀ held dear and help us recognize anew how Jesus āre-foundā all of us through his deathĀ and resurrection.
Life Direction RetreatĀ
Our lives indeed unfold in certain paths, and it is important to consider where weĀ have been and where we would like to go. Most of all, we need to listen to God whoĀ journeys with us faithfully. Only in doing so can we ļ¬nd meaning and direction in our life.Ā This weekend retreat includes some input, sharing, prayer and reļ¬ection.
Listening With The Heart
This retreat aims to help participants to capture the essence of what it means toĀ have a listening, discerning heart which orders all the choices we make in life. They willĀ also be introduced to the dynamics of prayer and discernment as they seek to ļ¬ndĀ meaning and direction in life.
Loaves and Fishes
Do you consider yourself blessed, and yet yearn for more? Inspired by the miracleĀ of the multiplication of the loaves and ļ¬shes in the Gospels, this weekend retreat invitesĀ you to notice what God has given and continues to give you, and to listen to the emptyĀ spaces still calling within. By praying on these paradoxes, you will discover a God whoĀ transforms both blessing and yearning into grace. Indeed, no gift is too small when offeredĀ to God.
Love Comes Down: A Weekend on Jesus
“Jesus is the beauty of God in person. When we fall in love with his beauty, we are well onĀ the way to accepting his truth and imitating his goodness.”Ā Gerard OŹ¼ Collins, Jesus: A Portrait
YouŹ¼ve heard about Jesus, known about him, studied him. Now know him ļ¬rst hand,Ā personally, intimately. See Jesus more clearly that you may love him more deeply andĀ follow him more nearly. Get ready for a profound relationship that can change your life forever.