men’s acts retreat – JUNE 6TH – 9TH
IMMACULATA RETREAT HOUSE, WILLIMANTIC CT
An open letter to the men of the Church of Saint Dominic community
In his book “Rediscover Catholicism,” Matthew Kelly says “...the Church and indeed the whole world
desperately awaits a few brave souls who will stand up and remind us of our great spiritual heritage by redirecting us toward the goal of the Christian life – living holy lives.”
This is no easy task in today’s crazy world – violence and sex are visible everywhere we turn in our society. Which of us are willing to be those “prodigal sons” from the gospel of Luke 15: 11-32 who will take account of their place in the community and decide to return safely home to Our Father? In our gospel readings and in Passion Plays around the world Jesus is personified as a peaceful, loving man who is pursued and persecuted by his community and eventually put to death. Yet the closer I try to walk with Him each year, the more I realize that - as John Eldredge says in his book “Beautiful Outlaw” – Jesus might be more appropriately defined as “the hunter” and not “the hunted.” He is constantly running after us, pursuing us, hunting us…












