Lent can serve as a rich time of preparation for Easter’s glory. It is filled with desert experiences, wisdom teachings, and heartfelt farewells. These dry, wise, and passionate times are reflected in our lives, and not limited only to Lent. Join us as we journey with Jesus and his earliest followers through the passion, death, and resurrection that define all our experiences of death and new life, joy and grief, hope and despair, love and loss. We will dip into the deep well of Ignatian spirituality that invites us into a life-giving relationship with God and neighbor through prayer and contemplation.

You’ll be presented with suggestions to help you silently and prayerfully discern big or small stirrings in your heart as someone who wants to grow closer to your creator. The retreat includes guided presentations and plenty of personal time for reflection and rest.

This is a silent retreat. Guests will be supported in keeping a sacred silence throughout the weekend, including at meals.

About Andy Otto, MA

Andy Otto, MA, is the director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, Ga., a Jesuit parish. He also is a retreat director and spiritual director at Ignatius House. He holds an M.A. in Theology and Ministry from Boston College. Originally from Boston, Andy spent nearly three years as a Jesuit studying for the priesthood, which helped form his love for Ignatian spirituality. During that time, he taught primary school students in Syracuse, NY and Kingston, Jamaica, worked at a palliative care cancer hospital in the Bronx, and was a chaplain at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. He is the creator of GodInAllThings.com, and is the author of God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary. Andy enjoys helping people discover the wisdom of discernment in the Ignatian tradition.

Weekday Lenten Retreat

Weekday Lenten Retreat

About Andy Otto, MA