Date & Time
Start: 12-1pm, Friday, February 9, kick-off lunch
End: 12-1pm, Monday, February 26, closing lunch
Location
On-campus, asynchronous, self-guided retreat.
Kick-off and closing lunch programs are in the St Rita Community Room.
Audience
Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff at Villanova University
Description
The Busy Wildcat Retreat is meant for students, faculty, or staff who are longing for space in their lives to slow down, reflect, and connect with God, but who might have a hard time fitting a weekend-long retreat into their schedule.
This retreat looks to help us learn how to make going on retreat a part of our everyday life. During these two weeks, we will be encouraged to intentionally slow down and make space in our hearts and minds so that we might be able to become more aware of God’s presence in the ordinary moments of our day-to-day lives. Through this unique retreat experience, we hope cultivating practices and skills like solitude and contemplation will give us the chance to grow in our relationship with God and our faith, and consciously put our faith into action throughout our daily lives.
What to Expect
Reflection and prayer materials provided by the retreat planners including the following options: Christian scripture verses, a written reflection, and a video option on five themes.
This retreat is largely a self-guided individual journey that happens at your own pace and works around your schedule, but this retreat will also begin and end with community gatherings to help prepare for and process the experience.
The opening gathering, which happens on Friday, February 9, will be a chance for you to express hopes and goals for your retreat experience. The closing gathering, which happens on Monday, February 26, will be a chance to look back on your retreat experience and see how it impacted your two weeks.
Each weekday (Monday- Friday) between the opening and closing community gatherings, you will commit to 30 minutes of prayer and reflection using the materials listed in the guidebook. In addition, you will commit to meeting with a spiritual companion twice during the two week period to discuss your experience.
What to Bring
Journal or something that helps you reflect
Meals
The kick-off and closing programs will each include lunch. When you register, please indicate any allergies or dietary accommodation needed.
Fee
FREE
Registration
First come, first served; register here.
Questions? Email David Walsh, campus minister for sports and spirituality, or Kiva Nice-Webb, campus minister for retreats.