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

St. Oscar Romero and a Couragous Christianity March 24, 2026
When Oscar Romero, whose memorial we celebrate today, was appointed Archbishop of El Salvador in 1977, many priests in that country were disappointed. Romero was somewhat conservative and not someone expected to challenge the government. But within months of his appointment as Archbishop, a progressive Jesuit priest named Rutilio Grande, who was a personal friend […]
A Consoling Vision March 17, 2026
I suspect we all have certain scripture passages that touch us to the core. That deeply move us every time we hear them. Where we start to feel an effect as soon as the reading opens. Today’s first Mass reading from Ezekiel (47:1-9, 12) is one of those for me. Hearing or reading Ezekiel’s vision […]

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 […]