Abbey Weekend Retreats

Weekend retreats start with dinner on Friday night at 6 p.m. and conclude after lunch on Sunday at 1 p.m. The cost is $180 for a single room and $290 for a double room ($145 per person.) To register for a weekend retreat, contact the Spiritual Life Office at 320-363-3929, e-mail us at spirlife@osb.org, or register on-line.

Upcoming Retreats

 
Lenten Retreat            February 24-26, 2012      Presented by Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB
 

"The Path through Holy Week:  A meditation on seven days"

We read the Bible as an historical document, and we read the Bible through the eyes of faith.  In practical terms, this means that in the Gospel accounts of Jesus we encounter different layers of meaning, at virtually every turn.  There is information on the life of Jesus that is biographical.  There are statements that already reflect the faith of the early Christian community.  And woven throughout the text are reflections meant to guide the lives of all who would follow in the steps of Jesus.

This Lenten retreat will meditate on the Scripture passages that narrate the last few days of Jesus leading up to his passion, death and resurrection.  Conferences will focus in particular on (1) Palm Sunday and the entrance into Jerusalem; (2) Jesus words over Jerusalem; (3) The washing of the His disciples’ feet; (4) The Last Supper; and (5) His death and resurrection.  Conferences will delve into what we know about Jesus as a human in history, what early Christians came to believe and profess, and the implications that all of this has in shaping our lives as believers.

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Fr. Eric Hollas is Senior Associate for Arts and Cultural Affairs in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Saint John’s University and is a member of the Board of Regents. He received his PhD in medieval studies from Yale and has been a member of the faculty of the School of Theology • Seminary and Department of Theology at Saint John's University. From 1993 to 2002, he was Executive Director of the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library at Saint John's University where he was instrumental in initiating The Saint John's Bible.