How can one be still in today's busy world?

For some, it may be necessary to leave home or work for an hour or two, or a day or two. To leave the laptop and cell phone behind. To go to a quiet place where distractions will be at a minimum.

Whispering Winds provides the quiet, peaceful place - an environment conducive to prayer and reflection.

• Daytime Meeting space for a church group, business team, book club, etc.
  
• Seminar Setting
  
• Planning Retreat for small team of co-workers
  
• Spiritual Retreat for small group of friends
  
• Couples Retreat
  

• 6 Bedrooms
  
• 2.5 Baths
  
• Pool/Hot Tub Optional
  
• Large Bar with Multiple Coolers and Ice Maker
  
• 3 Stone Fireplaces
  
• Game Room
  
• Pinball Machine
  
• Jukebox
  
• Outdoor DVD Theater
  
• Fire Pit
  
• Fireman Pole
  
• Full Kitchen, Cookware and Utensils
  
• Linens Provided
  
• Washer & Dryer
  
• Coffeemaker
  
• Air Conditioning
  
• Parking for RV, Boat or Trailer
  

For personal or group retreats, accommodations provide comfort without distraction. Single or double guest bedrooms include a bed, private bedroom, closet and desk.

Meals

Shared meals allow you to engage in conversation with members of the community and monastery guests from around the world. We offer buffet-style meals made from healthy, locally grown ingredients. A light breakfast is provided.

Prayer

There are several opportunities each day to join with others in prayer. Centering prayer is a time of quiet. You are also welcome for the service of scripture and song in the morning, at noon and during early evening.

Library

The 4,000-volume library offers titles on monastic life, scripture, spirituality, world religions, liturgy and women’s religious studies. Peruse books and current periodicals.

Hermitages

For those seeking a more solitary experience, we can offer private hermitages. These small houses include a kitchenette, sitting area, bath and an outdoor deck overlooking the wooded landscape. Whether working on a personal project or seeking a deeper connection with God, a hermitage surrounds you in a silence and deep calm that cultivates renewal.

Spiritual Guidance

Those who want to reflect on God’s presence in their lives with a trained and experienced spiritual guide can arrange for a confidential conversation.


Explore our home.

All of us need to draw away from our busy lives from time to time. A retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery (whether by yourself or with a group) gives you the space and flexibility to do it. You set your schedule. You determine what you are going to do.
We invite you to experience a time to rest, reflect
and renew.

Our retreat facilities offer an ideal setting for conferences, workshops, staff planning and retreats - a few hours, a day, overnight or longer. Various sized meeting rooms and 76 private bedrooms accommodate groups of 2 - 72; home-cooked meals are available. Siena Center is accessible to moderately handicapped persons.

We have an extensive retreat calendar with a range of topics: contemplative prayer, directed, women’s retreats, justice, earth-centered, and praying with the arts. We offer a two-year training program in spiritual guidance. Other options include private retreats with or without spiritual direction, and sabbaticals. We invite individuals and groups.

The Racine Dominican Retreat Program staff is available for presentations and days of prayer at your parish or school site. We invite you to consider how we might dovetail our strengths and services with the needs that you see daily in your parish community.

Our retreat facilities offer an ideal setting for conferences, workshops, staff planning and retreatsCa few hours, a day, an overnight or longer. Various sized meeting rooms accommodating groups of 2-72, home-cooked meals, and 76 private bedrooms are available. Our auditorium will hold 250 people. Siena Center is accessible to moderately handicapped persons. Contact the Arrangements Office at (262) 639-4100 x1297 for information or for a flyer showing the facility and grounds. The Arrangements Office is closed on Thursdays.

Organizations, individuals, groups, teachers, and students are invited to share the energy of this sacred space. Individual retreats, group retreats, seminars, sabbatical opportunities, and a spiritual lifestyle program are available. Day meetings or overnight gatherings of hospital, church, educational and management groups are also welcome.

Stone Light is located in a beautiful secluded nature setting in the Kickapoo River Valley of southwest Wisconsin near Viroqua. Its peaceful setting and spiritual energy facilitate personal reflection and expansion.

You are invited to share the nurturing energy of this exciting place in the nature of Stone Light. “A magical place where Heaven and earth meet”.

Winter Retreat Promotion - Experience the beauty and peace of winter at Stone Light!

Our reduced rates for January through April are $48 per night, $128 for weekend (3 nights) and $288 for week (7 nights) plus $10 for each additional person.

The Franciscan Spirituality Center offers a variety of program options.

Links to on-site Programs and Retreats
Programs
Retreats

The Center provides various types of Weeklong Retreats, Preached Retreats, Guided Retreats and Individually Directed Retreats.

The Franciscan Spirituality Center offers a variety of options for those wanting a quiet, comfortable and safe space. Businesses and organization may rent meeting room space. Individuals may choose to stay in one of the bedrooms at the Center while on retreat or when attending a program. For those looking to spend time getting in touch with the natural environment we offer Solitude Ridge Hermitages.