Boundless Compassion Retreat

Boundless Compassion Retreat
Sunday, Jul 14, 7 PM through Thursday, Jul 18, 4 PM (CST)
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“Compassion is a necessity, not a luxury. Without it, humanity cannot survive.”
Dalai Lama

Well-known author Joyce Rupp fashioned the Boundless Compassion retreat as a call to walk compassionately with self, others, and all of creation. In this 4-day retreat based on her book Boundless Compassion: Creating a Way of Life, participants will discover the seeds of compassion planted across the spectrum of faith traditions and found in insights from theology, spirituality, science, sociology, and psychology. Come, explore what it means to embrace oneself and all beings within the circle of compassion.

Boundless Compassion facilitator Sister Mary Dean Pfahler will use presentations, small group discussions, media resources, personal reflection time, and guided prayer as catalysts for a renewed commitment to be a compassionate presence in a troubled world.

Participants in this in-person retreat are eligible to apply to attend the Boundless Compassion Facilitator Training with Joyce Rupp that follows on Friday, July 19. Click here for information on the Training.

This program is In Person, with Overnight and Commuter options.

Facilitator: Mary Dean Pfahler, SND
Sister of Notre Dame Mary Dean Pfahler delights in helping seekers savor the experience of Gracious Mystery in their lives. She completed the internship in Ignatian spirituality at Manresa Jesuit Retreat House in Bloomfield Hills MI and is a certified Boundless Compassion facilitator. A former educator in Ohio and Papua New Guinea, pastoral minister, retreat center director, and college campus mentor, she now finds joy in accompanying individuals and groups in spiritual direction, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, and Boundless Compassion retreats.

The cost of this retreat is $550 overnight; $450 for a commuter. Scholarships and payment plans are available for those who need them.