Manna House of Prayer will be offering a Lenten Series from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays available in-person or via Zoom. Dates will be March 1, 8, 1, 22, 29 and April 5. Cost is $15 per person/per session or $75 for all 6 sessions. You can register for one session, or make reservations (more…)

Director: S. Gilla Dubé Mysticism is the search for and experience of the Divine. Church history is filled with women and men mystics who have passionately witnessed a deep belief in God. During this Holy Week, we will spend time with the following women mystics: Mary of Magdala, Julian of Norwich, Ruth Burrows, Dorothy Day, (more…)

Directors: Paula Drass, CSJ, Karen Guth, SCL, Manna House Staff Retreatants meet daily with an experienced spiritual director. Together they discern the spiritual path on which the Holy Spirit is leading the retreatant. The director suggests Scripture passages that may assist the retreatant in further considering her/his spiritual journey and Christ’s call to discipleship.  Sunday, (more…)

Retreat Directors: Ronna Robertson, Janet Lander, CSJ and Mary Jo Thummel, CSJ Every “retreat” worthy of title, allows us to step back from the bustle and worries of our everyday lives and find that inner place where joy and peace abide. We renew the simplicity of heart, spiritual childhood, even while we ripen in the (more…)

Presenter: Daniel R. DiLeo, PhD July 13–16, 2023 Climate change is a moral issue that implicates the Church’s mission and core commitments of Catholic social teaching. Pope Francis has urged persons and communities to “start a revolution” of encounter and action that will prevent accelerating climate catastrophe. These actions include internal “ecological conversion” and advocating (more…)

Directors: Dian Hall, CSJ and Lorren Harbin, CSJ You are invited: Come be our guest! Take a long weekend to cool off from the summer heat and celebrate with God, creation and us. Enjoy fellowship with others, rest and relaxation. Enjoy God’s sunrise with a mini pilgrimage through our historic Nazareth Motherhouse with its grounds, (more…)

A time to reflect together on our religious way of life that reflects the founding moment. You will have the opportunity to explore your vocation and its meaning, purpose and importance privately and in communion with others with like vocations.   “Was that when they began to come together in order to ‘become’ together  – (more…)

What am I leaving?  To whom am I leaving it? These days are for those of us “of a certain age” who experience the questions of quality and capacity of life more frequently than ever before. Facing old or old, old age is the time to begin to examine the meaning of our successes and (more…)

Class Teacher: Joyce Schultz The black accents in “Hanging Gardens” add a “Wow” factor to this quilt. It gets your attention without being too bold or distracting. This quilt uses 2 1/2″ strips (jelly roll) and includes instructions for three quilt sizes. Thursday, 5:00 – Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Cost: $215. (more…)

Directors: Marcia Allen, CSJ and Gilla Dubé, CSJ Religious Communities are making decisions that are reinventing our lives. This “unsettlement” gives rise to a spectrum of emotions that need to be processed. Like the seasons in nature and within us, there is also a season in religious life. Come away for five days to greet and (more…)