This retreat invites participants to consider enduring questions of the human journey, questions that rise from one’s soul.  During our time together, we will anchor those questions in four key concepts: beginnings & endings, destiny or fate, independence vs. interdependence, and hope.

No list of questions will find a final answer in a weekend retreat.  But in a setting that cultivates reflection and in a short-term community of others seeking insight into their lives, we can together practice paying attention to the questions we carry in our hearts and responding to the invitations our lives present as we grow and learn.  Participants are encouraged to begin thinking about what questions they might bring to this time of reflection.

The retreat includes a selection of readings on the four key concepts and offers a traditional rhythm of silence, brief presentations, conversation, and guided mediation.  Well-designed discussions tap into the powerful resource available when a group of people gather around a shared task.  What we bring from our own experience, observations about the retreat readings, questions of clarification we ask, and practices we have found helpful along the way - all these actions deepen our capacity to see and think in fresh ways.  Quiet times provide space for writing, reading, or contemplation.