The Women’s Lenten Spa on March 17th, of course, will be led by Patrick Cleary-Burns here at John XXIII ! Enjoy a mid-Lent respite as you learn from St. Patrick to find God all around our daily world during this day of prayer, renewal and community. There will be four sessions led by Patrick and two Read more
Sr. Joetta and the staff of John XXIII are hoping that the Lord will bless you and your family in a special way as we all enter the New Year of 2012! Our first retreat of 2012, Creating Sabbath Space in Our Lives, begins on Friday January 6th at 6:30 pm until Saturday 4:30 pm. Come and Read more
As we enter a new year soon, we also are excited to share our new website with you created by Jeff Guilkey of Hand Tech Studio! This means you will be able to connect better with John XXIII and know what is coming up in the future at the Center! Sr. Joetta, Dorothy, Carla, Chris Read more
It has been a busy February at John XXIII Retreat Center!On the weekend of February 4th, the Women’s Spirituality & Peace Making group met and had another wonderful weekend. The topic for this session was Discovering New Responses to Conflict. During this time, they discussed CARA, the four steps to non-violent engagement. They also explored the habits of mutuality Read more
Hello friends of John XXIII Retreat Center! We hope that every one of you made it through the Christmas season well-rested, Blessed, and hopefully not too many pounds heavier! We had a great Christmas season here at the Center. Sr. Joetta took some time off and went on a whirlwind tour to catch up with Read more
Dear Friends, I want to share with you a poem that I wrote at the end of last year’s Christmas season. Christmas Miracle Christmas, who can make sense of it? A tiny babe wrapped in swaddling clothes Joseph and Mary standing in awe of the miracle of life before them Wise men that travel from Read more
This past week was a whirlwind at John XXIII Retreat Center. As we all take a minute to catch our breath, let me update you on all the great activities we had. It began last weekend with the Gift of Years Retreat. This retreat used Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years, to explore the gift of aging. It Read more
The local chapter of the Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Alumni made a stop into John XXIII this week for a luncheon and to learn a bit more about the center. The luncheon was a part of a day of activities that the group gets together and does once a year. The peach cake was a hit! After spending Read more
A minor miracle took place in the waning hours of our August Friend-Drive that helped us reach our goal of 50 fans on Facebook! As of 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 31st, John XXIII Retreat Center officially had 31 followers on everyone’s favorite social networking site. Then, thanks to a spectacular recruiting effort by our Read more
This Saturday, John XXIII Retreat Center hosted a session of Creating Hope.This free workshop invited cancer-patients and their caretakers from around the area to engage in a day of artistic self-expression as a means of healing. Participants spent the day creating various pieces of art that are meant to calm the spirit and help patients get Read more
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