Holy Wisdom Monastery offers you space to breathe and resources to grow. On over 100 acres of beautiful prairie and wetlands, you can experience a way of life that expresses spirituality through care for humankind and for the earth.

We invite you to take time away on a personal retreat for a day, an overnight, a weekend or longer. You have the flexibility to design your retreat, which may include joining others in prayer, sharing meals, browsing the library or walking the nature trails.

Group retreats are another opportunity for renewal and spiritual exploration. Your group can choose from several retreats scheduled throughout the year on various topics. A member of the spirituality team can also work with you to create a unique retreat fitting the needs of your group. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen bonds between group members.

For those seeking a more solitary experience, we offer private hermitages. These small houses include a kitchenette, sitting area, bath and outdoor deck, with beautiful views of the wooded landscape.

A hermitage retreat is perfect for those needing a complete getaway. Whether a guest is trying to complete a personal project or seeking a deeper connection with God, hermitages cultivate renewal by cradling guests in deep silence and calm.

Spiritual guidance is an opportunity for individuals to address questions of faith with an experienced guide. Distinct from counseling, the goal of spiritual guidance is not to solve life’s problems, but rather to increase awareness of how God is already active in an individual’s life.

At the monastery, trained spiritual guides provide private and confidential spiritual guidance by appointment. You can request spiritual guidance in regular ongoing sessions, as part of a personal retreat, or as a single meeting.

Benedictine life is rooted in the rhythm of daily prayer. You are invited to join Liturgy of the Hours each morning, noon and evening for a public expression of the Benedictine call to seek God in community. The heart of this prayer is the sung and recited psalms along with scripture readings and times of silence. Centering prayer is another opportunity to experience common prayer through silent meditation and to discover renewal by resting in God.

All are welcome at Holy Wisdom Monastery. By taking time away from daily routine, you may find clearer understanding of yourself and of God’s presence in your life. Listen with the ear of your heart. Be open. Find your center and return to your life with more balance, focus and serenity.

For more information, including retreat dates, please visit www.benedictinewomen.org or call (608) 836-1631.

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”.

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.

The Franciscan Spirituality Center offers a variety of program options.

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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.