2008 OSMM Healing Retreats
Our community strives to offer a diversity of spiritual help that cannot be easily found in one place—powerful, personal, one-on-one help, and a holy priest for confession, sacraments, and teaching—all just one hour from St Louis. Can't join us for the whole weekend? Come for a full day of spiritual nourishment on Saturday!
We are pleased to announce a new and inspired format for our healing retreats!
This format emphasizes helping retreatants realize the plan that God has for their lives. God has created each of us in his image and likeness so that we could have communion with him. Although this communion has been broken through selfishness and sin, Jesus came to heal us and to restore us to communion—to relationship—with the Father. We pray that our new retreat format will more effectively enable those who attend to allow the Lord to heal and restore the brokeness and division caused by sin, empowering them to go out into the world to help others.
August 22,23,24 INNER HEALING THROUGH OUR LADY OF RECONCILIATION
Fr. Joe Whalen, a LaSalette Missionary priest, is a champion of the sick, the elderly, families, drug addicts, and alcoholics. He has conducted many healing services worldwide, and his St. Raphael Ministry distributes holy healing oil internationally. Fr. Joe discovered his own vocation late in life, after the Lord brought deep healing from many years spent struggling with alcoholism. He was ordained in 1989, and at the age of 80 is a very active priest — a more uplifting, devout priest you will not find.
Fr. John Titus is the pastor of St Charles Borromeo Parish and chaplain to the Newman Center at Eastern Illinois University, both in Charleston, Illinois. He draws souls closer to Christ with his genuine, sensitive, and approachable style, and with the depth of his love for Our Lord and Blessed Mother.
This retreat is FREE OF CHARGE! You can simply make a freewill offering during the weekend. Please contact Debbie or Vanessa to sign up, and be sure to LIST EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME!
September 5,6,7 HEALING THE HEART'S WOUNDS
Fr. Stephen Valenta, a Conventual Franciscan priest, has spent over 45 years in pastoral care giving counsel and direction to thousands. He has been in both radio and television ministry, served as a university chaplain, and founded Mount St. Francis Hermitage in Maine, New York, where he practiced what he preached for 17 years. Fr. Valenta also served as the English-speaking confessor for pilgrims at the Vatican for a time, as well as being assigned to St. Francis' hometown of Assisi in Italy. He is now based in Rensselaer, New York, where he heads up his special "Hearts to heart" Ministry, preaching to countless people throughout the world with the primary purpose of bringing unity and love by praying with the heart. Fr. Valenta will speak about developing a heart relationship with the Holy Spirit, because that is when the healing comes.
Fr. John Titus is the pastor of St Charles Borromeo Parish and chaplain to the Newman Center at Eastern Illinois University, both in Charleston, Illinois. He draws souls closer to Christ with his genuine, sensitive, and approachable style, and with the depth of his love for Our Lord and Blessed Mother.
We will also be celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Mary's Chapel at this retreat, and we are pleased to announce that Fr. Peter Rookey, OSM, will be joining us!
This retreat is FREE OF CHARGE! You can simply make a freewill offering during the weekend. Please contact Debbie or Vanessa to sign up, and be sure to LIST EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME!
September 19,20,21 CELEBRATION FOR OUR SORROWFUL MOTHER
St. Januarius & Our Lady of LaSalette Feast Days!
Fr. Philip Chavez is a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. While he has engaged in parish work in the U.S., Canada, and Italy since his ordination in 1993, he has been involved in pro-life work and has diligently applied himself to concerns of marriage and family.
Holding graduate degrees in Theology, Philosophy, and Marriage & Family Studies, Fr. Chavez culminated his studies with a doctorate in Rome. Presently, he is working to establish a men's institute wherein he addresses the key issues of men and their concerns, as well as producing resources for their character formation and integration. Fr. Chavez has spoken throughout the US on these topics, while networking with men's groups in various states. Also, he is currently working with the Knights of Columbus, planning workshops for their members on the vision and the spirit of their founder, Fr. Michael McGivney. St. Joseph's Communications has published a number of his recordings.
Fr. John Titus is the pastor of St Charles Borromeo Parish and chaplain to the Newman Center at Eastern Illinois University, both in Charleston, Illinois. He draws souls closer to Christ with his genuine, sensitive, and approachable style, and with the depth of his love for Our Lord and Blessed Mother.
This retreat is FREE OF CHARGE! You can simply make a freewill offering during the weekend. Please contact Debbie or Vanessa to sign up, and be sure to LIST EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME!
Please Note: If the hotels are full in Vandalia, you can also stay in Greenville (20 minutes west) or in Altamont (20 minutes east), both directly on I-70.
October 31—November 2: 11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE!
'HEALING WITH THE HOLY FAMILY'
This promises to be our best annual conference to date! We will have a stellar line-up, including Fr. Joe Whalen of the international St. Raphael Holy Healing Oil Ministry, Leonardo Defillipis' St. Luke Productions, who will perform 'St. Therese: Story of a Soul', and Marc Eckel of the 'Splat Experience', whose Christian performance ministry with mixed media has inspired people throughout the world. We are honored that Rosalind Moss, who has been given ecclesiastical approval to form a new religious order, will be joining us in her first public appearance as a new religious sister! We expect very limited seating as we are in the parish center—please register early to hold your seat! Fr. Peter Rookey, OSM, will also be joining us on Saturday!
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| Fr. Joe Whalen | St. Luke Productions | Fr. Bill Casey |
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| Marc Eckel | Fr. Delix Michel | Rosalind Moss |
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| Annie Karto | The Apostles of the Interior Life |
Matthew Baute |
$50 weekend
November 9-21 HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE OF LOVE
Join us for an extraordinary two week journey following in the footsteps of Christ. Each day we will visit several holy sites, and we plan to once again have our faithful tour guide and bus driver team of Rula and Adel. You can view a detailed itinerary of the trip.
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Please contact Debbie or Vanessa for more information.
November 28,29,30
Fr. Robert Faricy is a Jesuit priest and theologian residing at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is an Emeritus Professor of Spirituality of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and has written over thirty books, most translated into several languages. A witty speaker, Fr. Faricy frequently ministers in Italy, the United States, Mexico, Ireland, and other countries, speaking at conferences and conventions and giving talks and retreats. He brings people to the experience of the Holy Spirit in an easy and simple way, and many consider him to be one of the best teachers on Marian Devotion.
Cheryl Nguyen is a consecrated person with the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Previous to consecrating her life to God, she was a project engineer in the field of design, production, and optics equipment in the media industry. She now dedicates all her time to serving the Lord.
This retreat is FREE OF CHARGE! You can simply make a freewill offering during the weekend. Please contact Debbie or Vanessa to sign up, and be sure to LIST EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME!
The OSMM lay community invites you to come away to Bethany...a place of rest, renewal, refreshment, strengthening, and inner & generational healing.
All retreats begin with a traveler's Mass on Friday at 4pm, and conclude on Sunday with Mass ending around noon.
Each OSMM retreat features:
- daily Mass
- availability of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Eucharistic Adoration
- inspiring talks from nationally-known, devoted priests
- opportunity for individual time with trained prayer teams
- availability for personal spiritual direction with a certified director
- healing services with laying on of hands
- wonderful speakers
- soothing music and joyful worship
- time for private reflection in our beautiful outdoor prayer gardens
All retreats are held at the Mother of Dolors Parish Center at 7th & St Clair in Vandalia, IL. For more info call (618) 292-9852 or email osmm@sbcglobal.net.
Feel free to bring a lawn chair to use to sit, relax, and pray in our beautiful meditation gardens at Bethany House and Mary and Martha's House.
There are several hotels in close proximity, and also a variety of restaurants. While meals and lodging are not included in the price of the retreat, a parish group regularly offers meals at the parish center at a reasonable cost.
If you are unable to join us for the full weekend, please come and spend all day Saturday with us. Although you will get the most out of each retreat by committing to a full weekend away from the cares of the world, we understand that your schedule may not always allow for that.
OSMM seeks to be in full compliance with the Catholic Church's 'Protecting God's Children' program. There is no charge for children under age 18, but they must be accompanied by a parent.
