Retreats and Talks

I offer a variety of retreats and talks such as:

weekend or weeklong guided retreats
preached Ignatian retreats
retreat days
retreats in daily living
adult faith formation talks

I’d be happy to hear from you if you are interested in having me offer a retreat or give a talk to your parish or other group. Take a look at where I’ll be in coming months and at some of the themes on which I’ve offered retreats in recent years:

I also am available to provide one-on-one spiritual direction. My training as a spiritual director is in the Ignatian tradition, about which you can find more information here.

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Creo en Dios

The Mark of Cain February 17, 2025
Today’s first Mass reading is the Genesis account of Cain killing his brother Abel. Filled with jealousy that God “looked with favor” on Abel’s offering of the best of his flock and not on Cain’s offering from the fruit of the soil, Cain takes his brother into the field, attacks and kills him. When God […]
A Hot Coal of Love February 9, 2025
Today’s first Mass reading (Isaiah 6:5-8) is God’s call to Isaiah. When Isaiah claims his unworthiness, a seraph touches his mouth with a hot coal, assuring him that his guilt has departed and his sin blotted out. Retired Methodist Pastor Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a wonderful poet who sometimes uses scripture as a prompt for his […]

Recent Podcasts

Walking With Jesus During Lent February 14, 2018
Tonight was the opening session of the Lenten Ignatian Retreat at St. Thomas More. After this initial large group meeting, small retreat groups will meet weekly, and participants will pray each day with materials we provide to them that are based on Weeks 2 and 3 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I gave […]
Women of the Bible: Rachel and Leah September 19, 2016
Today was the second session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. The theme for this five week series is Women of the Bible. In last week’s opening session, Jennifer spoke about Sarah and Hagar. (You can find her talk […]
Women of the Bible: Sarah and Hagar September 15, 2016
Monday was the first session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. Our theme for the five week series is Women of the Bible. Monday I briefly introduced the series and Jennifer spoke our our first subjects: Sarah […]