Upcoming Programs &
Directed Retreats

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Marywood offers a variety of online and onsite programs which can add to your spiritual journey. Topics include spirituality, personal growth, Franciscanism, art, creation, church history, and much more. These programs are available to everyone at any place on their spiritual journey.

Take a look at our current offerings and email us to register today.

Spiritual Writing: Staying Open to Sacred Mystery

May 6, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The spiritual practice of writing can be a journey from a blank page to a state of wonder. This writing workshop will explore best practices for the craft of spiritual writing. Participants will consider how writing can be a form of spiritual exploration and reverence, no matter which religious tradition or spiritualities influence the writer’s…

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Stories of Woman Spirit: A 2-Day Women’s Retreat

May 9 - 10, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Living as woman spirit within a woman’s body is both great gift and great challenge. Women of all ages and stages of life are invited to join us at Marywood as we celebrate our woman-ness and journey together toward the alchemical transformation of our pain or wounding to grace and love. Facilitators Wendie Libert, DNP;…

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Saving and Restoring Whites in Watercolor with Sr. Karen Kappell

May 26 - 30, 2025
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

This week of watercolor we will concentrate on a number of ways to keep whites and lights in watercolor paintings. Because of the transparency of watercolor, learning to do this can greatly enhance paintings and create a luminous feel to the painting. We will also use white from other media to work with watercolor paints…

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