Seeds in Our Covid Time - Lenten Silent Retreat

430 Bunker Hill Rd,Houston TX 77024

21 March, 2022

Description

4 day, 3 night, Lenten Silent Retreat The parable of the sower is about loss and gain. The farmer went out to sow his seed, you will remember. A common occurrence all over the world. But for those of us less connected to the rhythms of the earth, it can be a vague and mysterious thing. We are told that when the farmer sowed his seeds, not all of them landed on fertile soil. Some of it fell on the packed path, and we see that some of it fed the birds (opportunists) and not his children. Some of it fell on rocky shallow ground, and some succumbed to the burning sun and missing water. Finally, some of it fell among the weeds and the thorns, and they were choked. But not all was lost. Some fell on good earth, and soon there was growth, in the land, as well as in the farmer’s dream. Loss and gain: the story of a field, yes, and moreso, the story of our life. Jesus challenges us to see and to understand the bad things that can happen when the seeds of our lives are not allowed to take root. In this week of retreat, join Jacqueline Loh and Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Grace that Reigns as they focus on what God might want for your life, and how to discern it; and as they pray for healing so that your rocks and weeds and thorns might work with the grace of these Lenten days. Jacqueline Loh is from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was a professional Landscape architect/planner when she experienced a spiritual conversion that altered her life and set her on a new path. She founded Grace that Reigns Society, a Parish Missions and Retreats Ministry in Canada and the U.S.A. Gifted with several powerful charisms, since 2000, she has been helping both priests and people see themselves as a source of wonder through God’s eyes. Her interest lies in communicating how God heals us in preparation for our own unique vocation. She is an author, (When Monday Comes) artist, podcaster, presenter, spiritual director and life coach. Her down to earth, engaging appeal has resulted in her many ministry talks and invitations all over the world from Asia to Europe. You may reach her at: https://www.gracethatreigns.com The Most Reverend Ronald M. Gilmore was born in Pittsburg, KS in 1942. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Wichita in 1969, serving there as associate pastor, professor of theology at what is now Newman University, as Chaplain of Trinity High School in Hutchinson, as founding pastor of Saint Elizabeth Seton parish in Wichita, and as Chancellor and Vicar General of that Diocese. He was ordained as Bishop of the Diocese of Dodge City Diocese in 1998 and served there until his retirement in 2011. In response to a call within his own vocation to bring renewal to priests and their parishioners, he served as Spiritual Director, and as part of a Parish Missions and Retreats Ministry founded by Ms. Jacqueline Loh, known as Grace that Reigns USA. His interests include Ignatian and Carmelite spirituality. “He is a gifted storyteller and writer whose presentation style is straightforward, poetic, and deep. His strength is in leading others into a contemplative form of prayer.” A prolific writer, his most recent publication is called: The Uncommandments of Growing Old. He is currently writing a biographical book based on prayer. You may reach him at: https://www.gracethatreigns.com