Cardinal Stritch Retreat House

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Retreat Details.

Below is some additional information about the retreats.

CARDINAL STRITCH RETREAT HOUSE INVITES THE PRIESTS FROM THE ARCHDIOCES OF CHICAGO FOR A PREACHED RETREAT  
Monday afternoon June 10, 2013 - before noon on Friday June 14, 2013 Reflections on Diocesan Priesthood
This retreat will focus on diocesan priesthood. Themes to be addressed include the nature of diocesan priesthood, prayer, the demons and temptations in the priesthood, Saint Paul as a model pastor, success and failure in the ministry, and reflections on the pastor as moral guide and teacher. Rev. Msgr. Dennis Lyle is your Retreat Leader. Msgr. Dennis Lyle was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1991. He served as an associate pastor at St. Joseph/St. Bartholomew Parish (Waukegan). He worked three years at St. Joseph College Seminary and twelve years at Mundelein Seminary as a member of the faculty and as rector. He now serves as director of the Cardinal Retreat House and assists at St. Ansgar Parish (Hanover Park).
The fee for the accommodations, all meals and snacks is $400.00.  For reservation please call or email Eva at 847-566-6060 or eschopper@archchicago.org.  


 

 CARDINAL STRITCH RETREAT HOUSE INVITES ALL WOMEN RELIGIOUS TO A RETREAT. BEGINNING WITH 6:00PM DINNER ON MONDAY EVENING
July 8, 2013and ending with lunch on Friday July 12, 2013  
Rev. Dennis Sanders is your Retreat Leader. 
Father Dennis Sanders is a member of the Congregation of the Resurrection. He has served the community as a teacher, principal, associate pastor and Assistant Superior General. He has conducted numerous retreats for women religious and has been involved in healthcare ministry for many years. He comes highly recommended. He currently resides at the Provincial House of the Congregation of the Resurrec-tion on the north side of Chicago. The title of the retreat is "Living in the Present Moment". Probably one of the most difficult disciplines of the spiritual life is learning how to live in the present moment. This demands not only the knowledge of what living in the present means but even more the practice of it in our daily life.
The fee for accommodations, all meals and snacks is $430.00. For reservation please call or email Eva at 847-566-6060, eschopper@archchicago.org.


 

 CARDINAL STRITCH RETREAT HOUSE INVITES ALL PRIEST, RELIGIOUS, DEACONS AND LAITY INVOLVED IN PASTORAL MINISTRY TO A DIRECTED RETREAT  
July 28 - August 3, 2013  
Encounter God in the quiet and beauty of the Cardinal Stritch Retreat House and the 800 acres of adjoining forest and lake. A silent, directed retreat is an opportunity to pray in solitude and meet one-on-one with a spiritual director. Daily mass, time for quiet prayer, rest and spiritual direction are part of this retreat for those seeking some peace from the business of life and ministry. The retreat begins on Sunday July 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM and concludes on Saturday August 3, 2013. The Retreat House is blessed to have the services of Father Robert Schoenstene, Sr. Georgene Wilson, OSF and Dr. Kate Wiskus as our spiritual directors.  
  • Ordained in 1975 for the Diocese of Joliet, Father Schoenstene has been a Professor of Scripture at Mundelein Seminary since 1988. His love and knowledge of Scripture is reflected in his thoughtful homilies, practical advice and simplicity of life.
  • Also from Mundelein Seminary is Dr. Kate Wiskus, Associate Dean of Formation. Doctor Wiskus has extensive experience in the formation of seminarians, lay ministers and permanent deacons. She has a degree in Scripture, received the Doctor of Ministry degree from USML/Mundelein Seminary and has served in a variety of diocesan leadership roles.
  • Sister Georgene Wilson, OSF is an anchorite, author, artist, spiritual and retreat director who lives in Wheaton, IL. Sister Georgene has many years of retreat experience and is a gifted spiritual director.
The fee for the accommodations, all meals, snacks and the services of the spiritual director is $490.00. Each room is individually air conditioned and equipped with private bathroom facilities. The chapel, dining room and all public meeting space is also air conditioned. View our website at http://www.stritchretreat.org. For reservations please call 847.566.6060 or email Eva at eschopper@archchicago.org.


Cardinal Stritch Retreat House
1300 Stritch Drive
P.O.Box 455
Mundelein, Il. 60060
Phone: 847.566.6060
Fax: 847.566.6082
Email: eschopper@archchicago.org