The gospels speak of many women but with very little detail … To learn more about these women, we need to learn to read between the lines with our own intuitive hearts, Martha Driscoll OCSO. This six-day retreat is a chance to allow some of these women to come alive and speak to us in our lives today. We will spend time with Martha and Mary, the Samaritan Woman at the Well and Mary of Magdala. Martha and Mary. Luke 10:38-42 We all have some of Martha and some of Mary in us, both are necessary for wholeness but… Jesus appears to Mary of Magdala. John 20: 11-18 Mary was caught in her own grief and couldn’t see beyond her grief. Jesus spoke her name and she recognized his voice and knew it was him. Can I hear Jesus saying my name and inviting me to …? The Samaritan Woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” As the story goes on we see encounter, opening of the eyes of the woman and Jesus, willing to be vulnerable, going deeper, conversion, sharing the story, proclaiming. You lead others to the depth to which you have been led… you can only transform people to the degree you have been transformed.” (Richard Rohr: Things Hidden. Scripture as Spirituality)
Jennifer is a Sister of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, with 30 years of experience in the spirituality space. She has worked in many schools, in the diocese and as a spiritual director,retreat facilitator and supervisor in various ecumenical settings. Jennifer’s work focuses on the need to listen within to allow for continual growth in every aspect of life. She is
committed to assisting others as they grow in awareness of their own ever deepening relationship with their God and their personal growth