Calendar of Retreats

True Devotion to St. Joseph –
The Image of the Father

Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

May 7 – 9, 2021

This retreat is a spiritual and contemplative journey to explore the glories and mystery of St. Joseph, the greatest of all saints except for Jesus and Mary. He far surpasses the saints and angels in virtues and holiness as the most holy, humble, and virtuous earthly father of our Lord Jesus Christ and the purest and most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God has indeed saved the best for last, only revealing this great treasure in the last days. May this journey lead each soul to true devotion and love for our spiritual father St. Joseph, and pave the way for a true consecration to him. A new era has dawned, and we are privileged to be living in it.

Recommended readings:
Consecration to St. Joseph, by Fr. Donald Calloway
St. Joseph as the Shadow of the Father, by Andrew Doze
The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, by Edward Thomas Healy

Cost:
$262 Single
$420 Couple
$102 Commuter (meals and conferences

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

A Father’s Love:
The Passion, Cross & St. Joseph
(True Devotion to St. Joseph Retreat)

with Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

June 28 – July 1, 2021

Description: A biblical and spiritual journey into a father’s heart (St. Joseph) and the love for his only beloved Son and Lord. This fatherly love far surpasses the love of any other saint and is manifested by the depth of his sufferings and sorrows. His whole life was a preparation for and a participation in the Passion and Cross of his son Jesus Christ. St. Peter Julian Eymard expresses this truth, stating: “St. Joseph’s Calvary lasted thirty years with no respite whatsoever. When he was honored with the dignity of the father of Jesus Christ, the Cross was set up in his heart and he labored in its shadow for the rest of his life.” Through St. Joseph’s love for his Son Jesus, a marvelous revelation of the heavenly Father occurs. Jesus’ work of revealing the Father to the world is perfected and fulfilled through St. Joseph, so that we too can cry out, “Abba, Father.” May this journey lead one to a true devotion and love for our spiritual father St. Joseph.

Recommended readings:

1. “Consecration to St. Joseph” by Fr. Donald Calloway
2. “St. Joseph as the Shadow of the Father” by Andrew Doze
3. “The Life and Glories of St. Joseph” by Edward Thomas Healy

Cost:
$325 single
$538 double
$142 commuter

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

Prayer and Work as We Go Together to Everlasting Life:
An introduction to Benedictine Monastic Spirituality

Fr. Pius X Harding, O.S.B.

July 30 – August 1, 2021

This is a weekend of prayer with the monks of Mount Angel Abbey, and a time of leisure and study while residing in the monastery guesthouse. Conferences will explore classic themes of monastic spirituality such as silence, obedience, and prayer, simplicity of life, and stability of relationship. All are welcome –those who are new to Christian monastic spirituality, and those who would like to refresh their own spiritual practices.

Cost:
$262 Single
$420 Couple
$102 Commuter (meals and conferences)

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

True Devotion to Mary:
The Shortest, Surest and Most Secure Path to Jesus According to the Teachings of St. Louis de Monfort

A Marian retreat with Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

August 13 – 15, 2021

Description: A spiritual and contemplative journey into the heart of the teachings of St. Louis de Montfort’s Marian teachings, one of the most definitive and decisive of all time. His writing, “True Devotion to Mary,” is a spiritual masterpiece, revealing the glories of the Mother of God and how Mary is central to God’s plan for salvation. Mary is intimately associated with her Divine Son for all of eternity. Being the Mother of God, she is also the Mother of the Mystical Body of Christ; hence, the Mother of all Christians. Behold Thy Mother: grow to honor and love this wonderful, God-given Mother.

Cost:
$262 Single
$420 Couple
$102 Commuter (meals and conferences)

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

Ignatian Silent Retreat

A silent retreat with Bill Zuelke

August 23 – 27, 2021

This is a guided Ignatian silent retreat with daily conferences and one-on-one spiritual direction. There will be opportunities to join the Benedictine monks for the Divine Office and Liturgy.

Guest speaker: Bill Zuelke is a spiritual director, life coach, and an associate staff member of Soul Formation. He provides spiritual direction, adult education, retreats, workshops, supervision, and consultations for churches, social agencies, and individuals through his private practice.

Bill has a degree in philosophy from Gonzaga University (1976) an M.Div. from Boston College (1981) and an M.S. in pastoral counseling from Loyola University, Baltimore (1985). He is trained in Jesuit spirituality and discernment of spirits and has provided individual spiritual direction, private and group retreats, and assistance with personal and corporate discernment for over 35 years. He has been involved in higher education as campus minister, counselor, student services director, and Dean for 40 years. He has been involved in training people in the art of spiritual direction and worked with faculties at Mount Angel Abbey, Western Evangelical Seminary, George Fox University, and training programs run by Namaste’, Franciscan Spirituality Center, and Soul Formation.

Bill has worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor, a trained supervisor, and a certified Life Coach. He presently maintains a private practice, primarily personal spiritual direction, private retreat direction, and supervision for spiritual directors.

Cost: $526 – Single (includes room and board for 4 nights and all meals, and speaker fees)

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

• Time will be scheduled daily for one-on-one spiritual direction.

A Marian Eucharistic Retreat:
The Teachings of St. Pope Pius X
and Fr. Joseph Kentenich

November 19 – 21, 2021

Pope Saint Pius X: The Ineffable Riches of Grace in Holy Communion

Fr. Joseph Kentenich: The Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Fr. Joseph Kentenich was founder of the Community of Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary)

Presenters: Fr. Pius X Harding O.S.B., Br. Lorenzo Conocido, O.S.B., and Elizabeth Farley, S.T.D.

Speakers: Fr. Pius X has been a Benedictine monk since 1988. He is currently the Guest Master for the Retreat Center. Br. Lorenzo has been a Benedictine monk since 2012. He is currently choirmaster. Elizabeth is a Benedictine Oblate and has a Doctorate in Sacred Theology with a specialization in Marian Studies. She leads a Marian Study group in the Guesthouse.

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.

Advent Retreat –
Journeying to Bethlehem
with St. Joseph

Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

December 3 – 5, 2021

This retreat is a spiritual and contemplative journey to Bethlehem and the heart of the Mystery of the Incarnation. Accompanied by St. Joseph, this retreat will reflect on St. Joseph’s central role in the Incarnation, the Annunciation and fiat of St. Joseph, and his essential role as the virginal father of the Lord and virginal spouse of the Mother of God. May this journey lead each soul to true devotion and love for our spiritual father St. Joseph and pave the way for a true consecration to him.

Recommended readings:
Consecration to St. Joseph, by Fr. Donald Calloway
St. Joseph as the Shadow of the Father, by Andrew Doze
The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, by Edward Thomas Healy

Cost:
$262 Single
$420 Couple
$102 Commuter (meals and conferences

For registration, please email for information and availability, or call 503.845.3025.