Letting God Love You: A Women’s Retreat

It is one of the greatest challenges of the Christian life; to allow the Lord to love us, unconditionally and without meriting his affection.

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Join the women of the parish for a retreat on March 21- 22, 2025 at Nativity of Our Lord. (This is not an overnight retreat.)

Liz Kelly, award-winning author and speaker, will lead the retreat, “Letting God Love You.” Her talks will focus on the intimate link between suffering, healing and forgiveness.  Liz will lead three presentations throughout Friday and Saturday.

The retreat will follow a conference-style format, with Liz's presentations followed by opportunities for Adoration and Confession.

The registration fee is $50 and includes all meals. A gluten-free option will be available.  

Financial assistance is also available – please make a request through the registration form. 

Both the church and Steiner Hall are handicap-accessible via the elevator ​entrance on Prior Ave.

Schedule:

Friday, March 21 | 5:00 - 9:00 PM 5:00 PM | Mass in the church (optional) 5:30 PM | Registration, Steiner Hall 6:00 PM | Dinner 7:00 PM | Liz Kelly presentation: "Loving You Into Safety" 8:00 PM | Personal prayer time* *Adoration and Confessions available

Saturday, March 22 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 8:15 AM | Mass in the church (optional) 9:00 | Light breakfast 9:30 AM | Liz Kelly presentation: "Loving You When All is Lost" 10:30 AM | Personal prayer time* 11:30 AM I Lunch 1:00 PM  | Liz Kelly final presentation: "Loving You Into Forgiveness, Healing, and Hope" 2:00 PM  | Personal prayer time* 3:00 PM  | Sharing of Graces and Closing

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Liz Kelly is an internationally-recognized speaker and retreat leader and the award-winning author or co-author of more than a dozen books including A Thrill of Hope, A Place Called Golgotha: Meditations on the Last Words of Christ, Love Like a Saint: Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women, and Jesus Approaches, What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom & Joy from the Women of the New Testament. 

She focuses on the Ignatian exercises and leads retreats with a particular focus on helping women to flourish in their faith. 

Kelly’s written works frequently appear in the MAGNIFICAT’S Lenten and Advent Companions, as well as The Catholic Spirit. Kelly holds advanced degrees in Creating Writing and Catholic Studies and received her certification as a spiritual director in 2015.

In May 2024, along with Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute, Kelly launched a Women’s Formation online community designed to strengthen women in prayer, virtue, and confidence in evangelization. Visit her website at LizK.org or follow her on Instagram at LizKToday.