Busy Person's Retreat
With Fr. Joe Schad, SJ, Sister Kathy Benham, IHM and Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ
November 15 - 19, 2024
The Busy Person’s Retreat is an experience designed to support you to connecting with God in your daily, ordinary life. During these days, you will be encouraged to take the time to pray on your own for about 30 minutes each day. Daily 30 minute meetings with your spiritual director either in-person or via Zoom are also intended to help you as a daily check-in, ideally bringing you to a deepening of your prayer life. While there are many forms of prayer and everyone prays in their own way, this retreat experience may help you to better understand the range of prayer practices available to you. Through this program, you will be introduced to various Ignatian prayer practices, inspired by the Spiritual Exercises.
This is a great opportunity to slow down before things pick up even more during the busyness of the holiday season. Choose either a 3-day or 5-day option. You may also want to spend a day or part of a day in the quiet of the Center. November 17-19 are all quiet days if you would like to spend time in the chapel or enjoy a meal.
If the dates listed don’t work for you, feel free to register suggesting dates in the comments field, and we’ll work to have a director available for you!
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 […]
Learn more about Fr. Joe Schad, SJSister Kathy Benham, IHM
Sister Kathy Benham, IHM is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Her experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius laid a strong foundation for her spiritual growth and formation as a spiritual director, religious educator and parish minister. Her places of study include Immaculata University, Creighton […]
Learn more about Sister Kathy Benham, IHMSister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ
Sister Carmen Cabrejos is a Handmaid of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Born in Peru, she has lived in the United States since 1986, in Miami, Athens and Atlanta GA, Philadelphia, and is coming back to Haverford. She has worked in Hispanic ministry, adult faith formation, work with the homeless and Spiritual Direction. She holds […]
Learn more about Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ