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Tenth Annual Ignatian Retreat Day

Growing a Discerning Church:

Four Types of Discernment

Pope Francis called for a “Discerning Church,” but many have never heard of discernment or how it is related to our broader experience of Church. Join us for Growing a Discerning Church,

a day-long experience of the spiritual implications of discernment

for you and your community or parish.

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Lisa Kelly, an Accompanier in the Jesuit-founded Discerning Leadership Program, will facilitate a day of understanding and experiencing four types of discernment vital for a discerning Church.

 

This retreat experience will be engaging to individuals, lay or ordained, spiritual directors, and anyone working within parish or faith-based ministries. Ministerial teams can come together to share the day as a team-building retreat.

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Cost of Retreat

Emmaus House relies upon the revenue from programming, such as this annual retreat, to help sustain its ministry. 

To reserve your spot, please click the "Pay Now" button below.

Register

If you are unable to afford the cost of registration at this time,

we still want you to join us!

Full and partial scholarships are available.

Simply contact us for more information 

at director@theemmaushouse.org.

 

​If you would like to support Emmaus House in its commitment to offer its services & events to those unable to afford the cost, we invite you to make a donation to our ongoing ministry & operations fund. Thank you for your generosity!

About Lisa Kelly

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Lisa Kelly is a co-director for the La Storta Center for Spirituality and Leadership, an Ignatian Associate, writer for the Loyola Press reflections on Ignatian Spirituality, and author of the new book by Loyola Press, “The Spiritual Path: Embarking on the Journey of a Lifetime.” She is dedicated to the implementation of a synodal Church and the integration of Ignatian spirituality in daily life.  Lisa is a wife of 34 years and a mother of four and a recent cancer defier. She will share from her own faith experience as well as from her professional work as an Accompanier and within the Creighton University Christian Spirituality Program.

Details

Date:  Saturday, August 9, 2025

Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Cost: $55.00 (early bird, up to July 6)

$65.00 July 7 and after

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Location: TBD

Pre-registration is required and non-refundable. Simply click the "Pay Now" button

and follow the steps to register online.

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A third-party company handles our registrations.  

If registering online poses an obstacle to you,

please contact us

and we will be happy to assist you.  

 

Thank you!

3315 70th Street     |     Urbandale, IA 50322  

(515) 282-4839

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