The following is a list of local Contemplative Outreach-related Events.
Current Events:
October 2026:
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca and Noel Terranova, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom (Formation – Introductory Workshop)
Saturday, October 10, 2026 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. For the Beauty of the Earth: Sculpture as Prayer; Beauty, the Apophatic and Hope with Fr. Sam Fuller OFM Cap, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
Saturday, October 24, 2026 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. The Good Eye Opens: An Introduction to Contemplative Photography with Ronald Barnett, PhD, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
November 2026:
November 6-8, 2026 Modern Mystical and Contemplative Wisdom: Spiritual Insights from Howard Thurman, Evelyn Underhill, and Ram Dass with Carl McColman, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom (Overnight Retreat)
Saturday, November 21, 2026 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Becoming Aware and Releasing Obstacles to Grace Through Centering Prayer with Colleen Thomas, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
December 2026:
Saturday, December 5, 2026 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M I AM – the sacred doorway of the Aramaic Heart of Jesus with Rev Henry Schoenfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
January 2027:
Saturday, January 23, 2027 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M God of Evolution: From Earth Community to Omega Love — Thomas Berry and Ilia Delio in Dialogue with Rt. Rev. Br. Mark D'Alessio, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
February 2027:
Saturday, February 20, 2027 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M The Body as a Place of Encounter with God with Mike Smoolca and Peri Boyle, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
March 2027:
March 4-7, 2027 Exploring the Magic and Medicine of the Psalms: A Common Heart Retreat with Rabbi Shefa Gold and Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom (Overnight Retreat)
Saturday, March 20, 2027 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M The Christian Contemplative Path: Journeying Beyond True Self to No Self with Fr. Michael Holleran, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
April 2027:
Saturday, April 10, 2027 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M Noticing God in the Ordinary: A Day of Contemplative Attention with Cameron Bellm, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
Saturday, April 24, 2027, 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Frank Pendola and Noel Terranova, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom (Formation – Introductory Workshop)
May 2027:
May 2 -7, 2027 Six-Day Intensive and Post Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat with Fr. Justin Lanier, Mike Smoolca, Ronald Barnett PhD, Pamela Begeman, Frank Pendola, Patricia Knight-Bellisle,, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Intermediate to Advanced- Overnight Retreat)
Saturday, May 22, 2027 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M A Hidden Wholeness: The Art of Thomas Merton. with Paul M. Pearson, PhD, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom
June 2027:
Saturday, June 12, 2027, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Cosmogenesis: Awakening Faith in an Evolving Universe with Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 and via Zoom (Annual Day of Reflection)
Events will continue to be updated throughout the year, please check back periodically!
Past Events this retreat season:
