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 7/24/20

July 23, 2020  /  Joe Parisi

To personally encounter Jesus brings unparalleled joy. In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus assures us that an encounter with him is like finding a great treasure, or the finest of pearls. One becomes willing to sell everything else for the sake of this enduring relationship. One finds a new facility to detach from all worldly things out of joy, joy for discovering an ever more life-giving relationship, one that even offers a dynamite retirement plan! 

One would be crazy not to be joyful, or to invest wholeheartedly.  The Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus, who pierces through her layers of self-protection, to encounter her, is an excellent model of this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzoNV3IY    

Jesus brings us this joy, as the second fruit of the Holy Spirit. May we find this treasured relationship through our annual retreat, and order the fragments of our lives around this most pivotal of relationships.   

-Fr. Anthony Wieck, SJ