Spiritual Enrichment Program
Program Description
A program that includes eight Saturday morning gatherings (via Zoom) to dialogue on sections of a book, an optional two-night retreat at a time convenient for you, and an option to meet with a spiritual director.
Two programming options for participants:
- Eight online meetings plus a two-night retreat with optional spiritual direction session.
- Eight online meetings only.
The Registration deadline is August 23, 2024
The book (available on Amazon) that will guide our discussions is Wrestling with God: Finding Hope and Meaning in our Daily Struggles to be Human by Ronald Rolheiser. The author is a Catholic priest and internationally known speaker and writer specializing in spirituality and systematic theology.
Here’s a downloadable brochure and flyer to share with friends.
The Silent Retreat
Choose a convenient time for a three-day silent personal retreat experience at the Benedictine Peace Center as included in the entire program choice cost. You will be welcomed on a space-available basis. You are welcome to join the monastic community for liturgy. Meals may be enjoyed with the sisters or in silence. A spiritual direction session is optional.
The program cost for the entire program (8 online sessions, two-night retreat, and spiritual direction) is $400.
The cost for the 8 online sessions only is $250.
The Monthly Gathering
The monthly two-hour gathering will include prayer and reflective dialogue with staff and other program participants on the focus topic for the month. The meetings are held on Zoom from 9:30—11:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings. The sessions are led by Benedictine Peace Center staff with expertise in a particular topic.
When will we meet?
Dates for the Spiritual Enrichment Program gatherings for 2024-2025 are the following Saturdays:
September 14, 2024 January 11, 2025
October 12, 2024 February 8, 2025
November 9, 2024 March 8, 2025
December 14, 2024 April 11, 2025
Wrestling with God
This year’s book selection is for Christian men and women faced with the challenges of our modern world. It provides an inspiring and empowering guide for everyone struggling with their faith in tumultuous times. Wrestling with God presents rousing lessons that can help us find meaning and new ways to live an authentic faith amid an ever-changing world.
In Wrestling with God, Ronald Rolheiser offers a steady and inspiring voice to help us avow and understand our faith in a world where nothing seems solid or permanent. Drawing from his own life experience and a storehouse of literary, psychological, and theological insights, Rolheiser examines the fears and doubts that challenge us daily. In these struggles to find meaning, Rolheiser lays out a path for faith in a world struggling to find faith, but perhaps more importantly, he helps us find our own rhythm within which to walk that path.
The pages of text invite dialogue on topics such as:
- Wrestling with Fear
- Wrestling with Faith and Doubt
- Wrestling with God
- Wrestling For Faith within a Complex Culture
About the Author
Ronald Rolheiser O.M.I. is a Roman Catholic priest and an internationally renowned speaker and writer. A specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology, his weekly column in the Catholic Herald is syndicated in more than seventy newspapers around the world. He is the author of several books, including The Holy Longing, a contemporary spiritual classic, which has sold more than 250,000 copies. Until 2020, he served as President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.
To register, use the ‘Register Now’ button below or email or call the Peace Center
at BenedictinePeaceCtr@yanktonbenedictines.org/ 605-668-6292.
The program cost for the entire program (8 online sessions, two-night retreat, and spiritual direction) is $400.
The cost for the 8 online sessions only is $250.
Payment options:
Pay at the time of online registration
or use our payment page
or send a check payable to Benedictine Peace Center
1005 W 8th St., Yankton, SD 57078