Silent Spiritual Retreats

Near Atlanta and a world away…

Take a silent getaway to unplug, break from daily routine, and focus on what’s most important in this world – your own authenticity and well-being. Spiritual retreats at Ignatius House give you the space and solitude to focus who your Creator made you to be – not just your best self, but your truest self.

Ignatius House offers spiritual retreats inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish nobleman recognized as a Catholic saint for his simple-yet-powerful, five-step method for daily reflection that has been improving lives since the 16th century.

Listen to the silence and discover who God made you to be.

“The greatest teacher is silence. To come out of interior silence and to practice its radiance, its love, its concern for others, its submission to God’s will, its trust in God – even in tragic situations – is the fruit of living from your inmost center, from the contemplative space within.”

– Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.

Come for a Day… or Stay Overnight

Events for January 2020

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Calendar of Events
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Closed for New Year’s Day	2 3-Night Retreat: Ignatian Contemplation – An Introduction	3 3-Night Retreat: Ignatian Contemplation – An Introduction Mass – Retreatants Only	4 3-Night Retreat: Ignatian Contemplation – An Introduction
5 3-Night Retreat: Ignatian Contemplation – An Introduction Mass – Retreatants Only	6	7	8 Parents’ Morning Out: Making Room For God	9 Day of Reflection: Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	10 Mass – Open to the Community	11
12 Mass – Retreatants Only	13 Cancelled due to inclement weather – Sabbath Day: An Invitation to Rest	14 Enrichment Program: Children of Abraham: An Introduction to the Faith and Practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam	15	16 Spiritual Direction Inquiry Lunch	17 Mass – Open to the Community 2-Night Retreat: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	18 2-Night Retreat: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Mass – Retreatants Only
19 2-Night Retreat: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	20 Silent Morning of Reflection: Cultivating the Content of My Character	21 Enrichment Program: Children of Abraham: An Introduction to the Faith and Practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam	22	23	24 Mass – Open to the Community 2-Night Retreat: To You I Lift Up My Heart, O God! – Encountering the God We Worship 2-Night Retreat: New Year Reflections, As God Sees You	25 2-Night Retreat: To You I Lift Up My Heart, O God! – Encountering the God We Worship 2-Night Retreat: New Year Reflections, As God Sees You
26 2-Night Retreat: To You I Lift Up My Heart, O God! – Encountering the God We Worship 2-Night Retreat: New Year Reflections, As God Sees You Mass – Retreatants Only	27	28 Enrichment Program: Children of Abraham: An Introduction to the Faith and Practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam	29	30	31 Mass – Open to the Community 2-Night Retreat: Dating and Discernment 2-Night Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises – An Introduction

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Peace and Quiet

Ignatius House offers 20 acres of lush and secluded forest along the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta.

1.5 miles of trails
Riverfront views
Private decks, gazebos
Indigenous trees, plants, and wildlife
St. Ignatius Chapel
Outdoor Stations of the Cross
24-hour library and small chapel
Perfect environment for prayer and reflection

Overnight Guests Can Expect

Welcome reception

Private room + private bath

Wholesome, chef-prepared meals

Unscripted time to rest

Sacred silence

Guided, prayerful reflections

Complimentary snacks and beverages

Optional, communal discussion

Closing brunch

Ignatius House from Above

View Ignatius House and its 20 acres from above in this aerial drone video.

Spiritual Direction

During or Apart from a Retreat…

Meet with a Spiritual Director for private conversation while on retreat or monthly at Ignatius House. Spiritual Directors are companions in prayer who listen, help you become aware of how God is working in your life, and discern how positive or negative feelings may relate to God’s action. Among the Spiritual Directors at Ignatius House are Jesuit priests, theologians, and men and women who have struggled with, discerned, and matured in faith. All Spiritual Directors have completed the Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius of Loyola.

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