Thu, May 28
|St. Charles Lwanga Center (Old St. Rita)
HERE I AM: a meeting at the well
10 Sessions between MAY 28 - JULY 30 A Retreat in Daily Life Following the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola Encounter with Christ. Go deeper in spiritual life.
Time & Location
May 28, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
St. Charles Lwanga Center (Old St. Rita), 8240 Washington St, St. Louis, MO 63114, USA
About the event
Do you want to take your spiritual life to the next level?
One of the most important spiritual works of the modern Church is The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This retreat program (which many know as the basis for the retreats at the White House Retreat Center) is designed to help one encounter Jesus in a personal and transformative way. The spirituality of the Exercises, rather than requiring one to become a monk or hermit, is designed for “contemplation in action,” that is, a habit of prayer that finds God in the activities of one’s day.
However, the text of the Spiritual Exercises is difficult to profit from without an experienced director. It is a workbook of exercises rather than a devotional or reflective text. Fortunately, for those interested in experiencing the Spiritual Exercises through a “retreat in daily life,” Fr. Chris Schoeder will be leading a group through St. Ignatius’ Exercises. Participants will meet once a week on Thursday evening, and they would be asked to pray a series of 4 different meditation through the course of the week.
The program will begin May 28, 2026, and continue to July 30, 2026. It will meet every Thursday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm