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Five-Day Silent Directed Retreats


  • Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center 229 East Litchfield Road Litchfield, CT, 06759 United States (map)

Presented by Cathleen Murtha, DW, Br.  Mark D’Alessio & Claire Rusowicz

Take a restful break to deepen your spirituality.  During this retreat, you’ll meet daily with a spiritual companion who will walk with you on your spiritual journey. The tranquil atmosphere of our country setting allows the retreatants to appreciate and be empowered by the healing effect of silence. The swimming pool, chapel, labyrinth, art gallery, private bedroom, and country roads for walking add to the restful retreat environment.

All Meals are Included

Private Ensuite Bedroom $560.00 | Private Bedroom, Hall Bath $485.00

Please select the registration button that corresponds to the spiritual companion you would like to work with.


Br. Mark Gregory D’Alessio is a Franciscan friar in the new religious society of the Companions of Francis and Clare. He’s also an interspiritual Christian priest, spiritual director, chaplain, retreat leader, author, and past President and Executive Director of the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute, which draws together the inspiration of the church with the wisdom of psychological care.

 

Cathleen Murtha, DW, has been offering retreats, programs, spiritual direction and supervision for almost forty years. She has worked with individuals, groups, communities and institutions in New England and New York. Her experience with Spiritual Directors International has broadened and deepened her appreciation of the ways in which we encounter the Holy and cooperate with God in the transformation of the world.

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Claire Rusowicz is a certified spiritual and retreat director, and spiritual director supervisor with more than 20 years experience working with groups and individuals in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. She is co-facilitator of weekly online Centering Prayer circles and contemplative weekend retreats. 

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