Archive: Retreats

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Every gift for ESCAPE will be doubled this year

Every gift for ESCAPE will be matched dollar for dollar this year.  Please give today to help enhance this important campus ministry program for freshmen and transfer students.…

December 7, 2016

Reflections

A Safe Space for Women in Faith

Now, perhaps more now than ever, it is so important for the university to provide safe spaces for students to discern and reflect. Interfaith dialogue is essential, and the…

November 29, 2016

Reflections

Loyola: Finding God’s Voice in the Silence

About a month into my first-year on the Hilltop, I was already tired: physically, mentally, and spiritually. The new and foreign lifestyle of a college student was overwhelming;…

November 1, 2016

Reflections

First Year Law Students Retreat to Share Sacred Stories

Before a backdrop of lightning-streaked skies darkening over the Appalachian Mountains, six student leaders sat in front of the 1Ls gathered at Georgetown’s Calcagnini…

September 26, 2016

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Reflections

ESCAPE: A 26-Year Tradition

“What is ESCAPE?” It is a 26-Year Tradition. ESCAPE, a 27-hour Overnight Retreat Experience that is exclusively available to first-year and Transfer students, was the most…

September 26, 2016

Reflections

M1: Retreats Are for Med Students Too!

What sets Georgetown apart from other medical schools is its sense of community. A spirit of solidarity and commitment to collegiality is present every day. Going forward from…

September 23, 2016

Programs

Jewish Spring Retreat: Creating a Brave Space for Introspection

It all began with the realization that gushers—yes, the childhood-favorite treat—are Kosher. No one could believe it. Gushers? Really? Some might argue they are even more…

July 27, 2016

Reflections

Reflection on the Buddhist Life Retreat

I didn’t know what to expect going to a Buddhist Meditation retreat. All I knew was that it was at the Calcagnini Center in Bluemont, VA and that’s all I needed to sign up.…

July 27, 2016

Reflections

Spending Time with HIM: Reflections from the Sisters and Daughters Retreat

When I received an email stating that there was more space available for the GU Sisters and Catholic Daughters Retreat, I really considered it.  Initially I had not considered…

July 26, 2016

Reflections

A Small Reminder of God’s Presence

I was uncertain about what I would get out of the Prayer in Daily Life Retreat . The thought of spending four days with just me and God, in what appeared to be silence, seemed…

July 26, 2016