WHITE HOUSE JESUIT RETREAT

St. Louis, MO 63129

1-800-643-1003

Jesuit retreat center high on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, MO.  Since 1922, thousands of people from around the world make annual three-day silent, guided retreats here to relax, reconnect with God and strengthen their spirituality.  A true gem in the Midwest!  Call 314-416-6400 or 1-800-643-1003.  Email reservations@whretreat.org  7400 Christopher Rd.  St. Louis, MO 63129

Both men's and women's retreats are offered as well as recovery retreats.

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Weekend Reflections by Fr. Jim Burshek, S.J. - 3/14/14

March 14, 2014  /  Joe Parisi

Weekend Reflections by Fr. Jim Burskek, S.J.

Being Transfigured
 
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. (Matthew 17:1ff)
 
How are we transfigured? How do we become a new creation?
 
Recently, when talking with a White House retreatant, the retreatant said to me: "I do not fear death; I know who loves me; I know who has the power to sustain me; I know Jesus and I know I will always be with him."
 
I was moved by the deep faith of this retreatant. And then I realized that it was precisely this faith that made him so much more than he would ordinarily have been. His faith really made him a new and different person.
 
Looking at Scripture we see Abraham, the disciples, so many transfigured by this faith, this faith which is simply trust in the one who loves me. All of them became new people because of their faith; all of them had a new and deeper life because of this faith.
 
Married people, too, are transfigured by the faith they have in one another and in God, a faith in the one with whom they wish to "travel" on the path of their lives.
 
What transfigures us? Faith. Our faith makes us more human, more alive, more loving. It is this faith in God which transfigures even Jesus!
 
It is this faith which leads God to say of Jesus and of us: "This is my beloved child, my own dear one, in whom I am very well pleased."

 
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE ON RETREAT THIS WEEK AS WELL AS OUR DECEASED RETREATANTS.
 
 
UPCOMING MEN'S RETREATS WITH SPACE:
3/20, 4/10
 
UPCOMING WOMEN'S RETREATS WITH SPACE:
4/7, 5/5, 5/22

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IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY LECTURE SERIES:
Featuring Fr. Chris Collins, S.J.
"Living from the Heart of Christ:
The Morning Offering, Examen & the Mass"
Wednesday April 23rd.  7:30pm @ SLUH's "Si Commons" Building
4970 Oakland Avenue
To register for this FREE event, CLICK HERE.
 
 
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