TO REGISTER FOR UPCOMING IN-PERSON RETREATS
We look forward to having you join us at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, IL:
May 16, June 26 OR June 27, September 25 OR September 26 are our reserved dates for day retreats for men and women in 2026. Registration will open in January 2026.
November 29-November 30, 2026 is our annual ALL WOMEN”S Advent Retreat of Silence. Registration for this very popular event will open September 1, 2026
February 28 - March 1, 2027 is our annual overnight ALL WOMEN”S Lent Retreat of Silence. Registration for this very popular event will open December 1, 2026
SIGN UP ANYTIME FOR ONE of OUR
self-guided RETREAT OPPORTUNITIEs
We have begun offering self-guided retreat opportunities. You get to choose where and when you will pull away to spend a day with God. We will provide you with everything except a comfy chair and your snacks. After you sign up, you will receive audio meditations to help you slow, engage with some scripture and a short teaching. You will also receive downloadable retreat materials including devotionals, scripture, guided experiences and questions for reflection on the day.
Sign up now, figure out your own date and then we will send you the next day the materials for you to do on your own.
Self-Guided Sacred Retreat - "The Seed and The Sower"
$59.00
The Seed and The Sower is about exploring God as a loving Farmer caring for his field - preparing the soil, planting, cultivating, waiting, trusting, harvesting. We will explore each of the three elements of this story - the seed, the sower, the 4 soils. You’re then invited to sit with each part of the story and the questions presented and see how God might speak to you and invite you toward growth in Him.
Self-Guided Sacred Retreat - "Navigating Transitions with God"
$59.00
Navigating Transitions is all about leaning into God's wisdom, discernment and guidance as you navigate the big and small transitions that life inevitably brings your way; whether they come in relationships, work, family, ministry or seasons of life. This self-guided retreat provides you with the opportunity to examen and reflect on some of God's best ways to process the endings that come in life (closed doors), as well as the new beginnings that you are invited to move toward (open doors). It is also important to attend to the in-between places where we have ended something and are yet to realize a new beginning (standing on the threshold).
Self-Guided Sacred Retreat - "Map Maker's Secret"
$59.00
The MapMaker's Secret is about understanding that God's map is not focused on arriving somewhere as quickly as possible as much as it is about becoming someone. His focus is on the actual journey itself---the journey of becoming….becoming all He created you to be and all He intends for you to do in His Kingdom. The journey He invites us on is in the HERE and NOW, not just the life to come in heaven. His map covers the mountains, deep valleys, deserts, and long monotonous plateaus all along life's way. He uses each to create us into the person He intended us to become. You are invited to consider the preparation for your journey, the tools for the journey, and the companion for your journey.
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
sa·cred adjective \ˈsā-krəd\ dedicated or set apart for God
sacred. is all about setting apart space to meet with God vs. adding one more thing in your already busy, margin-less life. We believe out of this space God will grow you and you will see more clearly his deep love for you.
STILLNESS
We believe life doesn’t have to feel “insane.” We can learn to live a life where the reality is that all of
“my life is sacred…period.”
We want to guide you to places of quiet and rest where you can hear God and sense his presence.
We know his presence can become your sacred reality everyday.
Silence & Solitude
“A natural outcome of solitude, silence, and rest in God is that we become more grounded in God’s unconditional loving presence as the ultimate, orienting reality of our lives. In that Presence, we are able to celebrate the goodness of our created selves as well as inviting God to show us those places where we are still living in bondage to sin, negative patterns, and a way of life that just doesn’t work.”
REST
“STAND AT THE CROSSROADS AND LOOK; ASK FOR THE ANCIENT PATHS, ASK WHERE THE GOOD WAY IS AND WALK IN IT, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.”