Category: retreats
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Stations of the Cross: A Modern Approach for a Rainy Day Retreat
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This last weekend, at our retreat, we created a modern twist on the Stations of the Cross. Late on Thursday we realized that it would be too rainy to plan on using the outdoor stations of the cross at our retreat house. So we needed a new plan. I started…
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Blessings by Laura Story and “God’s Love”
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Our next retreat is this Saturday and our focus is “God’s Love: Learning to See with New Eyes.” The idea came to me when I saw how Zoom reacted to my Mom giving him an old toy that I had played with as a child. He lit up. The toy…
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Quieting the Mind for Silent Meditation
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On my way to lead the 7:30 am contemplative prayer service at the last weekend retreat, I snapped this photo of the chapel. I loved the light, and the way it hit the door. There was something about the moment, the quiet, the long shadows, that reminded me of an…
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A Video ‘Trailer’ for the August Retreat
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I whipped up a little video trailer on the August retreat Father Rusty and I are working on, hopefully for use on the San Damiano home page. Here’s a sneak peek before it goes “prime time” –
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How to Plan a Retreat: Locations and Budget Thoughts
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This installation of the “How to Plan a Retreat” series takes a break from some of the step by step instructions. Today we’re going to dive into some of the resources that go into planning a retreat. I know first hand that budgets for retreats are often slim. When you look…
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Monday Reflections: All of Life is Holy Ground by Craig Taubman
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Recently, we went to an outdoor music festival at the Los Gatos Jewish Community Center. We’re always on the lookout for interesting events that offer music because Zoom loves it so much. We happened to get there in time to hear Craig Taubman, an artist out of LA and who…
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Stations of the Cross: Remember Also Those of Ill Will
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At our “Living Joy to the Fullest” retreat, we took part of the afternoon to walk the stations of the cross. San Damiano’s stations are set in a gorgeous outdoor oak grove. Growing up, I never walked the Stations. I don’t know if it’s just not Lutheran (the whole no…
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Linked In, Liked, Retweeted, and Friended: Finding God and Oneself in the Digital Age
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We’re starting work on the upcoming weekend retreat in August, and I’ve been playing with the title and write up. Father Rusty, the Friar / Priest who will be leading the retreat came across “The Facebook Sonnet” that was recently published in the New Yorker. You should read it, really,…
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The Confusion Around ‘Black Friday’
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I am really excited to share this column with you guys – it originally appeared in catapult magazine in April. It’s a little bit of a departure from some of what I share here, but here goes 🙂 Enjoy! Three co-workers stood unpacking Easter merchandise in a retail store early…