Thursdays 7-8am  Centering Prayer-Start your day by praying with others—20 minutes of silent centering prayer, followed by 40 minutes of reading and discussion on prayer or spirituality.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019  Advent begins with the angel's announcement to Mary, "Hail, you are full of grace."  This message is the wondrous mystery we want to ponder and absorb.

Sunday, December 8, 2019  Through this Advent day of quiet, refresh your spirit by creating your own prayer day and schedule.

On-going series.  This series offers twenty minutes of silent meditation together and discussion of reading.

Monday, December 16, 2019  Join us for an evening of prayer, silent reflection, scripture, ritual, and simple meditative chants.

Saturday, January 4, 2020 

This retreat has a waiting list.

SoulCollage® is a process of creating unique, collaged cards from found and personal images for the  purpose of self-exploration, self-acceptance, and soul-tending.  The theme for this day is Our Deepest Prayer.

Sunday, January 12, 2020  Come treat yourself to a day of quiet, meditation, walking the labyrinth, creative expression, and time to come back to your center.

Sunday, January 12, to Saturday, January 18, 2020  This retreat offers an opportunity to meet daily with a spiritual guide, and to share in the Eucharistic liturgy and common evening prayer. 

January 15, 2020 These reflective days for men and women include an opening prayer or meditation circle, the option for individual spiritual guidance; artistic expression in the Creativity Room and gentle yoga.

Friday, January 17, to Saturday, January 18, 2020 This retreat is designed for women and men who are newly separated, recently divorced, or those who have been divorced.

Saturday, January 18, 2020   This is a day to become more aware of the richness and discernment of our inner conversations and that, in fact, we are “praying always.”

Tuesday, January 21, 2020  In this session, we will explore what the beloved community is, and explore language and definitions, obstacles and challenges.

Grief Support Companion Training Program
CEUs Available
"Honoring Grief…Intending to Heal" is a training program for those who companion the bereaved.  Deadline to register:  Dec. 31.

Monday, January 27, 2020  Mother Maria Skobtsova, a Russian Orthodox nun, and Catherine Doherty, a Russian-born baroness, both lived lives of radical hospitality; wrote profound spiritual reflections; and held the conviction of sobornost, a deep experience of collective humanity. 

Thursday, January 30, 2020 Learn how your personal, business, or organization’s investments can leverage initiatives of peacemaking, environmental justice, human rights, and the common good.

Saturday, February 1, 2020  This is a morning of refreshment for those helping others and working for a healthy society for 2020, people who step up and reach out as part of a group or individually.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020   Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study has shown that exposing kids to overwhelming, unsupported adversity can lead to significant physical, social and behavioral health outcomes.

February 5, 2020  These reflective days for men and women include an opening prayer or meditation circle, the option for individual spiritual guidance; artistic expression in the Creativity Room and gentle yoga.

Saturday, February 8    Come join a circle of women’s wisdom and mutual support.

Monday, February 17, 2020  The Beguines were women  who lived in community during medieval times and lived out their faith in Christ in the world.

Offered twice:   Tuesday, February 18, and Wednesday, February 19, 2020   Learn the art of basketry by creating a spring basket.

Offered twice:  Tuesday, February 18,  and Wednesday, February 19, 2020    This day is for those who are new to the art of Ukrainian Egg decorating, as well as those who have already learned the basics.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Journalist and commentator John Nichols returns to offer his enlightened perspectives, and sage, and often humorous, analysis of the current political landscape. 

Tuesday, February 25, 2020   This evening of reflection will include some fun but will also offer you time to think about your goals for Lent around the Benedictine tradition of bona opera or “good works.”

Friday, February 28, to Sunday, March 1, 2020 
CEUs Available
The goal of the weekend is to understand  how the experience of growing up in one’s  family of origin impacts one’s relationships, self-development, and life choices.

Saturday, February 29, 2020  During this day of reflection, we will look at the deep narratives that have brought us to the brink of “apocalypse” and also call us to re-imagine our place in the world.

Saturday, February 29, 2020   This day-long workshop for both mothers and fathers will offer an introduction to parenting as a spiritual practice.

Friday, March 6, to Saturday, March 7   This is a retreat giving ourselves time to enter into the mystery of meeting, of conversation that mysteriously opens up, of blessed encounter. 

Saturday, March 14   We will explore how the many aspects of our lives are intimately integrated and how personally and communally we can live each day the message expressed in Laudato Si'.

March 14, 2020  SoulCollage® is a process of creating unique, collaged cards from found and personal images for the  purpose of self-exploration, self-acceptance, and soul-tending.  The theme for today is Too Good for My Own Good— Letting Go of Perfectionism and Shame

Sunday, March 22, 2020  Through this Lenten day of quiet, refresh your spirit by creating your own prayer day and schedule.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020   This evening will explore how the profit motive affects our personal, familial, social, ecological, and theological living.  We will propose responses that are in line with building a functional economy grounded in Christ’s love.

Friday, March 27, to Saturday March 28  Through input sessions, group conversation, and guided meditations, this retreat will explore what Christians can learn from Buddhists.

Monday, March 30   Join us for an evening of prayer, silent reflection, scripture, ritual, and simple meditative chants.  Come share in this beautiful expression of our desire for peace and oneness for our world.

Monday, April 6, to Thursday, April 9, 2020  Experience these sacred days of prayer and reflection with Sinsinawa Dominican Sister and preacher Ann Willits and Dominican priest, preacher, and composer Jim Marchionda. 

Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19   This retreat is designed to encourage and guide participants to let their inner creativity and inner wisdom emerge.

Saturday, April 18, 2020  Poems will be selected to deepen and inspire. Some poets you will recognize, others not, but their gift is to lift up the wonder, pain, and breadth of our world’s call and sensitivity.

Thurs-Sun, April 23-26, 2020  Join beloved retreat leader Paula D’Arcy for a silent weekend retreat of insight, humor, and personal reflection.

Sunday, April 26, 2020  The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin returns to Siena for the 2020 Spring Concert! This Annual Spring Concert is preceded by a Silent Auction.

Friday, May 8, 2020  Visio Divina, or “divine seeing,” can open our eyes to a new relationship with the Spirit within and around us.  In this reflective and participatory evening retreat, images from across time, geography and cultures will be the focus.

May 9, 2020 SoulCollage® is a process of creating unique, collaged cards from found and personal images for the  purpose of self-exploration, self-acceptance, and soul-tending. The theme of this SoulCollage® Saturday is Gift of Play.

Thursday, May 14, to Sunday, May 17, 2020  Consider joining us for a women’s writing retreat to explore the rich connections that weave our writing, creativity, and inner wisdom together.

Saturday, May 16, 2020 During this Grief Retreat Day we will explore some commonly used self-defeating behaviors which stifle reconciling our losses and will unfold some healthy practices that are essential to healing life’s losses.

Saturday, May 23, 2020   This day includes a short morning contemplative practice, silent reflection time and afternoon contemplative yoga.

Sunday-Saturday, June 7-13, 2020  This silent directed retreat provides an opportunity to meet daily with a spiritual guide, morning prayer with the Racine Dominican community, and evening prayer with the retreat group.  Solitude, nature, and silence enhance these sacred days.

Sunday, June 21, to Saturday, June 27, 2020   One-on-one sessions with a spiritual guide, Eucharistic liturgy, and common evening prayer are offered daily during this weeklong retreat.

Sunday, June 28, to Thursday, July 2, 2020  During this week retreat we will experience different prayer and meditation practices, simple ways of art and writing that can be used in your everyday life.

Sunday, July 5, to Friday, July 10,  2020  These simple, unstructured days offer the opportunity for participants to create a retreat experience for themselves.

July 11, 2020  SoulCollage® is a process of creating unique, collaged cards from found and personal images for the  purpose of self-exploration, self-acceptance, and soul-tending.  The theme for today is Too Good for My Own Good— Letting Go of Perfectionism and Shame

Sunday, July 12, to Saturday, July 18, 2020  This retreat includes a daily meeting with a spiritual guide, time for solitude, and the opportunity to gather with others for prayer.   Compassion is the theme for the retreat and will be the focus of morning and evening prayers.

Sunday, July 19, to Saturday, July 25, 2020  This retreat will call together wisdom from many of the world’s spiritual resources to renew, enrich, and inspire us to be an awakened people in a world that needs our love and action.

Friday, July 31, to Saturday, August 1, 2020  Come for the time and space to soak in beauty, rest and reflection on the shore of  Lake Michigan. Optional activities include guided meditation, gentle yoga, labyrinth or meditative walking, input from the presenter, reflection questions for journaling, and small group discussion.

Institute for Spiritual Guidance    Thursday, August 6, to Friday, August 7, 2020  This retreat is for spiritual guides who desire to take some time to reflect on their ministry of nurturing others and to gift themselves with the time to nurture themselves.

Institute for Spiritual Guidance  Saturday, August 8, 2020  This workshop will explore some  of the current thinking and themes regarding the “religiously unaffiliated” and how this impacts our ministry as spiritual guides. 

Institute for Spiritual Guidance  Saturday, August 8, 2020  This workshop will present helpful guidelines that can be used by spiritual guides for group supervision. 

Institute for Spiritual Guidance  Sunday, August 9, 2020  This morning workshop will include input, reflection, and discussion on the topic of spiritual guidance. 

Sunday, August 9, to Saturday, August 15, 2020  As you spend the retreat week creating and reflecting on Francis’ icon and his writings and prayers, you will get to know his life and times, learning why, among all the world religions, he is one of the most revered humans to have lived.

Thursday, August 13, to Sunday, August 16, 2020   During this restorative retreat inspired by St. Hildegard of Bingen, we will sing many beautiful songs of heart, including selections from Hildegardʼs music from the 1100s.