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 for 1/27/17

January 26, 2017  /  Joe Parisi

"Absolutely

The response of Peter, Andrew, James and John to the call 'Come!' is frightening (Matt. 4:12-23). 'At once they their nets and followed him.' It is immediate, almost impetuous, and complete. It is the response of human to the summoning and stunning allure of the absolute. That is, to the one, bedrock value in human life. All other values are relative, our allegiances to them depend on circumstances, the priority of other values. Against the kingdom of God manifest in Jesus, all our other loyalties (country, government, family, culture, institutions of state and religion, political preferences) must give way. No claim to our loyalty and full participation is superior to our citizenship in God's household and our life in Jesus Christ. There in our true homeland, we accept its laws and values as our fundamental rule of life. God's election is demanding and absolute. The followers of Jesus learnt the implications of their call slowly and gradually, according to accounts of the Gospel writers, and with two steps forward and one step back. But that demanding, exclusive, absolute summons echoed continuously within them.
      Francis X. Ryan, SJ"