This virtual five-part retreat grounds each person’s fundamental identity as a beloved child of God. Yet each has experienced wounds that bind. This retreat explores how to unbind these knots through the intercession of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, and open these wounds to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Encountering Jesus’ love and mercy brings healing and hope.
Videos are available online and on the Archdiocesan Synod app. The videos are also posted on Facebook y YouTube.
Session Titles, Talks and Speakers
- Session 1: “Our Fundamental Identity as a Child of God and the Body of Christ” Presented by Fr. Jon Vander Ploeg and Nataleigh Waters-Lang
- Session 2: “Identifying our Personal Wounds: Places of Darkness; Openings for Resilience & Grace” Presented by Sarah McCauley and Paul Ruff
- Session 3: “The Wounds of the Body of Christ and Our Bindings/Tourniquets: The Knots We Allow to be Tied” Presented by Paula Kaempffer and Fr. Joseph Bambenek
- Session 4: “Turning Over Our Bindings to Mary, Undoer of Knots, and Opening Our Wounds to Jesus” Presented by Viviana Sotro and Fr. Steven Hoffman
- Session 5: “A New Narrative in Jesus” Presented by Dan Stokman and Fr. Joseph Bambenek
Retiro Curación y Esperanza
Vídeos
Week 1:
- Teaching Video
- Bonus: Body of Christ
Week 2:
- Teaching Video
- Bonus: Our Lady of Lourdes
- Bonus: “I’m Yours (Magdalene’s Song),” written and performed by Alex Schindler
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Resource List
A comprehensive Resource List accompanies this series.
Talk Outlines and Personal Reflection / Discussion Questions
Session 1:
Session 2:
Session 3:
Session 4:
Session 5:
Reflective Activities
Several reflective activities are offered throughout the Healing and Hope Retreat. Consider completing these activities during each week of the retreat.
Week 1:
- Body of Christ
- Véase este vídeo for details on the activity above.
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
- Novena to Mary, Undoer of Knots: Booklet (PDF), Online
- Wounds (From John Paul II Healing Center)
- Prayers to Forgive Others and to Reject/Renounce Lies and Announce Truth
- Prayers of Blessings
