The Triumph of the Cross Study Group Silent Retreat was held April 20-22, 2012 at Cedarbreak Retreat Center in Belton, TX. Our presenter at the retreat was our community's spiritual assistant Fr. Jerome Earley, OCD
The video from the presentations from retreat can be found here.
The Triumph of the Cross Study Group Silent Retreat was held April 8-10, 2011 at Cedarbreak Retreat Center in Belton, TX. The Retreat Theme was: St John of the Cross: The Process and the Promise.
Our presenter at the retreat was Br. Joel Giallanza CSC. Br Joel is a member of the Congegation of the Holy Cross and serves on the provincial council for his community. Brother Joel is also involved in giving retreats and in the ministry of spiritual direction.
"One should first know that God sustains every soul and dwells in it substantially, even though it may be that of the greatest sinner in the world. This union between God and creatures always exists" (The Ascent of Mount Carmel, II,5:3)
The Triumph of the Cross Study Group Silent Retreat was held March 19 - 21, 2010 at Cedarbreak Retreat Center in Belton, TX.
Our retreat which began Friday night at 6 p.m. Joining us on Saturday were also visitors from the Waco study group.
Our presenter at the retreat was Father Jerome Early. He gave five very lively and thought provoking talks about community based on St. Teresa Benedicta, St. Frances DeSales, the history of community in the Bible in Acts, and St. John of the Cross.
The retreat ended with mass on Sunday, March 21st at 11:00 a.m.
Our annual silent retreat was held on March 20-22, 2009 at Cedarbreak Retreat Center in Belton, TX. Brother Joel Giallanza, CSC led the retreat. He serves as the Vicar of Religious for the Diocese of Austin, TX and as Director of the Institute for Spiritual Direction. The theme for our retreat was the Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila. We also welcomed members from the Killeen and Waco, TX communities to the retreat.
We hope to share the presentation videos on this website in the near future. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy a slide show with pictures from the retreat:
For additional pictures from our retreat,please click here.
