Fall Directed Retreat Weekend I 2024
With Fr. Joe Schad, SJ, Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Buff Barnes, Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., Linda Robinson, Sister Catherine Anne Soley, ra and Sister Cam Banh, ACJ
September 20 - 22, 2024
A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God’s voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes. Each director possesses the necessary skills to guide their directees compassionately and peacefully, allowing them to listen to God’s voice and to journey closely with their loving God, both within the retreat setting and going forth into their daily lives. The number, nature and length of periods of formal prayer each day will depend upon the ability and needs of the individual and will be determined in conversation with the director. Retreatants are provided suggested scripture passages tailored to their own prayer. Ideally retreatants will have some experience in meditative prayer, the desire to enter into prolonged silence, and sufficient self-awareness to recognize their own inward movements. All retreatants have the opportunity for daily liturgy and reconciliation.
Date: September 20 to 22, 2024
Time: Starting at 4:00pm
Cost: $250
About the Spiritual Directors
Fr. Joe Schad, SJ
Joe Schad, SJ, is originally from South Philadelphia. He attended St. Joe's Prep, where he first encountered the Jesuits. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), with a BFA in the graphic arts program. Afterwards, Fr. Joe spent most of a year discerning his vocation at a Trappist monastery in North Carolina. Following […]
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Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN
Sister Jean Marie Pisula is a Sister of the Holy Family Of Nazareth, who just recently returned from 26 years of missionary service in the Philippines. Her Masters degree in Spirituality at Creighton University and her studies and practicum at the Ignatian Spirituality Center in the Philippines have helped her to do ministries like Bible […]
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Buff Barnes
Buff has been offering spiritual direction to individuals and groups since 2004. She completed a certificate training at Oasis Ministries in Camp Hill, PA, and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Holistic Spirituality and Spiritual Direction at Chestnut Hill College. Buff is part of the spiritual direction ministry at Wayne Presbyterian Church and St. David's […]
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Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M.
Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., a Sister of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, has previously ministered for 20 years as the Director of St. Cyril Spiritual Center in Danville, PA. Before that time, Jean was on staff at Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriottsville, MD. She received an M.A. in Christian Spirituality in 1995 from Creighton University, […]
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Linda Robinson
Linda received a master’s degree in Religious Studies/Ministry from LaSalle College, a master’s degree in Education Leadership from St. Joseph’s University, and Advanced Graduate Certificates in Spiritual Direction and Supervision from Chestnut Hill College. She has 20 years’ experience as a spiritual director and has served as a Program Presenter and Visiting Director, directing individuals […]
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Sister Catherine Anne Soley, ra
Catherine Soley is a Religious of the Assumption who has been involved in the ministry of spiritual direction for about 10 years. She has a certificate from the Jesuit Retreat Center in Guelph, Ontario and in 2023 completed the Spiritual Director Internship Initiative program. Catherine has also directed members of her congregation on retreat. Catherine […]
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Sister Cam Banh, ACJ
Sister Cam, who is of Chinese decent, was born and grew up in South Vietnam. She immigrated to the United States (Pennsylvania in 1982, and in 1989 entered the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the USA Province. After finishing her religious formation, she studied and completed her Bachelor’s degree in Theology and […]
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