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Each year, thousands of people seek personal renewal and enlightenment through spiritual retreats. But for those who are new to spiritual retreats, there are many questions: Why do people make retreats? What types of retreats are available? How should I prepare for a spiritual retreat? How can I sustain the retreat experience once it's over?
These questions and many more are thoughtfully answered in Going on Retreat by Margaret Silf, a spirituality expert and frequent spiritual retreat leader. Also discussed are the costs of various types of retreats, the amenities that are provided, and a complete description of one of the most popular retreat formats, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Margaret Silf travels widely in her work as a retreat director and speaker on Ignatian spirituality. Her books include Close to the Heart: A Practical Approach to Personal Prayer (Loyola Press) and The Gift of Prayer: Embracing the Sacred in the Everyday (Bluebridge).
Close to the Heart: A Guide to Personal PrayerThis book is for anyone looking for a relationship with God in the Christian tradition without the constraints of formulas or strict disciplines.
Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian SpiritualityInner Compass meets you where you are in your spiritual journey. This book is designed to help readers discover God for themselves, using the transforming Spiritual Exercises of St.Ignatius.
Inner Compass - 10th Anniversary Edition: An Invitation to Ignatian SpiritualityLoyola Press presents the tenth-anniversary edition of Margaret Silf’s Inner Compass, the acclaimed English-language primer on Ignatian spirituality.
Compass Points: Meeting God Every Day at Every TurnIgnatian spirituality expert Margaret Silf shows readers how to find God in daily life in this collection of stories and meditations.
The Other Side of Chaos: Breaking Through When Life Is Breaking DownIn The Other Side of Chaos, best-selling author Margaret Silf helps us look closely at the “messes” in our lives through the lens of Christian spirituality, enabling us to see the chaos of life not as something to fear or eschew, but as something to be embraced.
2012: A Book of Grace-Filled Days: In 2012: A Book of Grace-Filled Days by Margaret Silf, page-a-day reflections and Scripture readings that follow the lectionary readings of the church year foster spiritual calm and give glimpses of God’s abundant grace.
Simple Faith: Moving Beyond Religion as You Know It to Grow in Your Relationship with GodFor all who struggle with conventional religion, Simple Faith is a simple way to help draw closer to the Divine and find life-changing meaning in a new kind of faith.