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 7/26/19

July 23, 2019  /  Joe Parisi

"Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." If only it were so easy! These words of Jesus presume that we are praying in the Holy Spirit and not out of our own personal desires that may not jive with God's desires.

The Holy Spirit conforms our heart to the heart of Christ, such that the deeper desires we find welling up within are but a cry of the Holy Spirit from within our temple to the Father.
And the Father never refuses that cry of the Holy Spirit. There may be a time lapse between the request and the receiving, to strengthen our spiritual muscles, and to remind us what a gift the favor is. But such a prayer will always be heard and answered!
May we learn how to pray with the simplicity of the Holy Spirit.

-Fr. Anthony Wieck, SJ