What is required for a good retreat? What issues come up during retreats? What is the main fruit of a retreat? Retreats are of various kinds—silent, charismatic, praise and worship, directed, preached, etc. People attend
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The author explains the meaning of the journey to the Centre, which retreats aim at. Experience has shown him, too, what is the best help for reaching there. Ever since the beginning of creation, and
Touching experiences of personal transformation abound in retreats. What are your own experiences of deep personal change? How can we make a good retreat? “Going for a retreat meant taking time in the middle of
Much to be learnt. Much to be done Up to the age of twelve, I found church services, catechism classes (and priests in general) extremely boring. We boys did all we could to cut catechism
Here is a frank account of one man’s mid-life confusion and search, and what a retreat did for him. God used two unlikely people to help him see the light—a Sister he did not know,
Love can bring hope and create miracles in the midst of desperation and misery. See what a group of concerned Sisters and their co-workers are doing in Asia’s second largest slum, situated in India’s swanky
One of my favourite stories from Antony de Mello’s books is the following. While a Mullah was in prayer, a woman tripped over him and continued her errands without even stopping to apologize. Later on,
Percival Holt, President of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), speaks to MAGNET about his experience of the Synod of Youth held in Rome last year, as well as the preparatory work done before that.
In this article, Kevin Sullivan, an experienced lawyer, and involved in ministry to couples for years, speaks of the wonderful difference retreats have made in his personal and family life, and how spiritual retreats differ
1. Understanding What It Is I was 47 at the time and at the peak of my life and professional work. It suddenly dawned on me that I was giving my best without great visible