Spiritual Combat - The Battle of Prayer
Men's Silent Retreat November 13 - 15
Deep and powerful prayer is much more than a matter of kneeling, folding your hands, and asking for things. In the Gospels we have the exhortations and example of Jesus as He prayerfully engaged "the World, the Flesh, and the devil," and the Catechism of the Catholic Church describes prayer as a "Battle." (#2725). Retreat to San Damiano with a Band of Brothers to consider how to seek and find Christ in prayer by diving into the Gospels, with a little help from St. Paul, and by employing military strategies devised by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the "Soldier Saint."
Retreat cost is $299 and financial assistance may be available.
Please check out the flyer below and click here to download it.
For further information or to register for this retreat, please contact Father John Riley.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Father John Riley has been a priest for over 30 years, serving in the Arlington Diocese, in Denver, and beyond. In addition to teaching scripture courses at Christendom College, the Augustine Institute for Graduate Studies, and the Catholic Biblical School in Denver, he has also served at hundreds of conferences, missions, and retreats for priests, religious sisters, and laity around the country and as far afield as Calcutta, India.
The primary objective of his endeavor is to help others seek and find Jesus Christ by treasuring and pondering the Gospels in deep quiet prayer. Fr. Riley currently serves as Spiritual Director for the Arlington Diocese’s San Damiano Retreat Center in White Post, VA.
