During this time it will be possible to make a private retreat, have some quiet time or rest and relax. Accommodation and all meals are included in the cost. €105 per night (Minimum 2 night stay) Read More >
A Retreat based on Kavanagh’s Spirituality rooted in Creation. This 3-day retreat draws its inspiration from the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh who was fascinated by a God he finds in the fields, in the hedgerows, in a cut away bog and in the waters of the Grand Canal. His spirituality throughout, is remarkably close to that of Laudato Si’. Kavanagh’s poems suggest a man fascinated by God. He found God in the fields, in the hedgerows, “in the swamps and marshes…”, in short: “in the bits and pieces of every day.” Few writers, secular or sacred, have more persistently engaged in figuring … Read More >
During this time it will be possible to make a private retreat, have some quiet time or rest and relax. Accommodation and all meals are included in the cost. €105 per night (Minimum 2 night stay) Read More >
Finding God in the Singing Heart of the World Opening some pages in the Other Book of Revelation. John Feehan is a native of Birr, Ireland and is one of Ireland’s leading geologists, botanists, environmental communicators, authors and broadcasters. After receiving his PhD on the geology of the Slieve Bloom and Devilsbit Mountains in 1980, John went on to become a Senior Lecturer in the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin, where he taught for twenty years up to his retirement in 2012. John’s work is driven by a deep commitment to the maintenance of rural biodiversity and cultural heritage, … Read More >
“Knowing Our Place – From Stardust to Sand” How do I incorporate scientific discoveries with my story of faith? What does evolution tell me about God, creation, nature, and my place in it all? How can I celebrate being Christian in an evolving universe? The new dialogues between contemporary culture/society, science and religion are ever changing, there is an urgent need for literacy about the nature-society relationship. There are valid challenges to our inherited structures for living and a need to reinterpret our traditional beliefs about the source of the universe, creation itself and the place of humans within it, theologically and philosophically. In this retreat … Read More >
During this weekend it will be possible to make a private retreat, have some quiet time or rest and relax. Accommodation and all meals are included in the cost. €90 per night (Minimum 2 night stay) Read More >
Season of mists and joyful expectation. Fr. Brendan Nolan is a priest of the Diocese of Ferns, Parish Priest of Blackwater, Co. Wexford and former Director of Pilgrimage at Our Ladies Island. Read More >
From Incarnation to Resurrection the Christian Journey of Life and Faith. * Can be a 6 Day Retreat if combined with Fr Brendan Nolan’s Retreat June 7th to 10th. Fr. Michael Rodgers is a member of St. Patricks Missionary Society. He returned to Ireland after twenty years missionary service, in Kenya, to serve on his congregation’s leadership team. During this time he began to explore his own roots, a journey that led him eventually to mystical Glendalough. He spent much time exploring the valley and its story. It became apparent that there was a hunger in people for a more natural … Read More >
Farewell and Welcome. How do we reach the point of responding to the repeated challenge of letting go in life and of embracing, with trust and hope, the unfamiliar? Using Scripture, this retreat will reflect on such an adventure. Rev. Dr. Ruth Patterson is a Presbyterian minister who for almost 30 years has been Director of Restoration Ministries, a non denominational, Christian organisation committed to peace and reconciliation. In 1976 she was the first woman to be ordained in Ireland and in 2003 was awarded an OBE for her efforts in reconciliation. She has written five books and numerous articles stemming from her … Read More >
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son” (John 3.16) Sometimes we forget that we are loved by God. During this retreat we will try to grasp the implications of God giving his one and only Son for the life of the world, our world. Fr. Gerard McCarthy is a member of the Divine Word Missionaries. Since his return from Africa he has been actively involved in the Biblical Apostolate, giving retreats and parish biblical courses. Read More >