quiet. restful. safe.
Offerings
The Spiritual Exercises
An intensive, 500 year old retreat, intended for everyday life, into spaciousness through intimacy with Jesus
“God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve Him in this life and be happy with him forever.” Ignatius of Loyola
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 2024-2025 cohort. Only eight spots available for our 2024-2025 retreat.
Offerings: Individual & Group
Becoming a human being requires more than conception and birth. It is a mandate, a mission, a command and a decision. ~ J.B. Metz
Offerings: Individual & Group offerings are in a group format, some are intended for 1:1 care and development. Either way, we invite you to take a look and sense what seems to capture your curiosity.
- Silence & Solitude
- Rest
- Belovedness
- Meditation
Retreats
Half-day, Multi-day Cottage Retreats + Leadership Retreats, Pilgrimages, and Golf Retreats
“Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.” Henri Nouwen
- Be still
- Disconnect
- Rest
- Listen
- Guided
- Unguided
Space for Healing
A non-anxious, agenda free place to ask questions and heal in areas of faith, sexuality, gender, and trauma
“Space for Healing” is your space to be supported and encouraged without judgement or agenda. Our hope is that in this safety, you will be able to rest in safety; free to express any hurt, harm, question, hope or anger. We long for your belovedness and wholeness to be restored.
- LGBTQ+ & SSA Spiritual Care
- Deconstructing Faith
- Sexual Compulsivity
- Spiritual Abuse
- Betrayal Trauma
- Suffering and Loss
Spiritual Direction
What is Your Relationship with the Divine Inviting You To?
“Help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship.”
William A. Barry and William J. Connolly,
The Practice of Spiritual Direction
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Your Retreat Home
Housed in a 1904 Capitol Hill home, lovingly called "The Layne," is an urban retreat open to all who desire a quiet, restful, and safe place to explore God in solitude or community.
The main house is available to you for Quiet Days, Silent Retreats, Spiritual Direction and more.
Behind The Layne is a "hermitage" cottage is available for your own personal retreat. Day, overnight, or extended retreats are available.