New Year, New Hope: Three-Night Ignatian Weekend Retreat
New Year, New Hope: Three-Night Ignatian Weekend Retreat
Directed by Fr. Jim Fleming, SJ and Kay Satterfield, MAFrom Thursday, January 7 2027, 6:00 PM
To Sunday, January 10 2027, 12:00 PM
Cost: $525.00
Location: Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center
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"And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” ~ Meister Eckhart, German Theologian
New Year… New Hope… New Beginnings… On this three-night weekend retreat we will be invited to prayerfully look back over the year we just finished and discern the way forward as we enter into 2027 with renewed hope and deeper trust in a God who loves us. This retreat draws from the 500-year-old tradition of “Ignatian spirituality”, which invites us into a life-giving relationship with God and neighbor through prayer and contemplation. We will be presented with suggestions to help us silently and prayerfully discern the various stirrings in our hearts through guided presentations that focus on prayer techniques in the Ignatian tradition, including the use of journaling, imaginative prayer, and the Examen.
Retreats at Ignatius House introduce participants to important principles of Ignatian prayer and engage them in meditations based on key aspects of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The retreats combine elements of both guided prayer experiences and individual one-on-one spiritual conversations with a spiritual director as well as opportunities for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
This is a silent retreat. Guests will be supported in keeping a sacred silence throughout the weekend, including at meals.
About Fr. Jim Fleming, SJ and Kay Satterfield, MA
Rev. James J. Fleming, SJ is from the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus and has been a Jesuit priest for 25 years. He joined Ignatius House on Aug. 3, 2022 as Spiritual Director and Director of Mission Outreach. Previously, he was the executive director of Campion Conference & Renewal Center in Weston, Ma., and president of Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU). Before joining the leadership team at WJU, Fleming taught at Boston College (BC) and worked as director of mission assessment & planning in the Office of Mission and Ministry at BC, where he led a national research project related to the spiritual development of college students. While at BC, he served as spiritual director for student retreat programs and offered retreats and spiritual direction for faculty and administrators. He trained as a spiritual director at St. Bueno’s in Wales, UK, at Cova de Sant Ignasi in Manresa, Spain, and at the Jesuit School of Theology at the Santa Clara University where he earned a Master’s of Divinity with a focus in scripture and spirituality. He holds a Ph.D. in educational policy, organization, measurement, and evaluation from the University of California, Berkeley. He served as lecturer and the Director of the University Academy at the University of San Francisco, and as an instructor of Urban Education at SCU. Fleming is a member of the National Board of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, currently serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and previously served on the Boards of Nativity Prep Boston and Boston College High School.
Kay Satterfield, MA, has served as a spiritual director and retreat director on the Pastoral Team of Ignatius House since 2017. Currently, one of her primary roles is as Coordinator of Ignatius House’ Tending the Flame Spiritual Direction Formation Program. Kay holds a Masters in Pastoral Care from Fordham University and a Certification in Spiritual Direction from the Spiritual Renewal Center in Syracuse, NY. An Atlanta native, Kay also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia. Prior to coming to work at Ignatius House, Kay served on the pastoral ministry staff at Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville, NY. Kay has a passion for helping people discover grace in their everyday lived experience or as St. Ignatius of Loyola termed it, “finding God in all things.” She is a mother of four adult children and delights in her role as a grandmother too!