Transforming the World from within Our Hearts with Mark Burrows

Tuesday, February 10, 2026; 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Facilitator(s): Mark Burrows

Overview

Description

How do we live in times of dramatic—and, for many, traumatic—change? What spiritual resources can we call upon to find our way forward in difficult times? This Zoom gathering begins with these questions, turning to Rilke’s poems and letters for the insight and inspiration they offer. Together we will explore his invitation to “transform the world from within our hearts,” probing his conviction that we must learn to “live the questions”—and, indeed, “live…everything.” What could be more timely than to probe together such a bold and life-affirming invitation?

Dates and Details
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
6:30pm – 8:00pm

This is a virtual retreat offered via Zoom. A basic familiarity with Zoom is expected of participants.

Sustainer Cost: $40
Advocate Cost: $35
Partner Cost: $25

New for the 2025-2026 program year: We are offering a voluntary three-level registration fee structure for our sponsored retreats in order to support both accessibility and sustainability of our retreat ministry. For more information on our three-level registration fee structure, visit our FAQ page.

Registration Information
You may register and pay online by clicking the yellow “Register Here” button above, by calling the Registrar at (262) 898-2582 with a credit card number, or by mailing a check made out to Siena Retreat Center to 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI 53402. Payment must be received to complete registration. Please see our FAQ page for our cancellation policies and other helpful information.

If cost remains a barrier even at the lowest level, you are invited to complete our Scholarship Request Form. While we cannot guarantee that all requests can be fully accommodated, and we do ask that you contribute a portion of the fee, we will do our best to assist as many participants as possible within our available resources.

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About the Facilitators

Mark BurrowsMark Burrows

Rev. Mark S. Burrows, Ph.D., is much sought-after as a retreat leader and speaker on spirituality and mysticism, poetry and the arts. In 2021, he founded and continues to lead a popular online program, “the Julian Circle,” that encourages participants to live into the wholistic wisdom of Julian’s “showings.” A teacher, scholar and award-winning poet and translator of German poetry, his recent books include Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light and You Are the Future: Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke (2024). A member of the Iona Community, he lives and writes in Camden, ME. Visit his website at www.soul-in-sight.org.