Inspired
by the gospel of Jesus Christ, rooted in the spirituality of St. Ignatius,
Loyola House of Retreats provides a sacred setting for retreats and programs
of growth and development for people in the contemporary Church and society.
Loyola House of Retreats is staffed by Jesuit priests and religious women and is located on 30 acres of beautiful lawns, gardens and woodland in a quiet section of Morristown, New Jersey. It is in this peaceful atmosphere that thousands of retreatants have paused to search, ask and wonder since 1927. All are invited to come here to do the same - to sense God’s presence in a fresh and contemplative way.
Loyola House of Retreats is staffed by Jesuit priests and religious women and is located on 30 acres of beautiful lawns, gardens and woodland in a quiet section of Morristown, New Jersey. It is in this peaceful atmosphere that thousands of retreatants have paused to search, ask and wonder since 1927. All are invited to come here to do the same - to sense God’s presence in a fresh and contemplative way.
President’s
Welcome
My sincere hope, and I know it
is that of our Staff and our other retreatants, is that you will
find God here – in perusing our web page and through an actual
retreat at Loyola. Please come and pray with us in and with our loving
God.
My sincere hope, and I know it
is that of our Staff and our other retreatants, is that you will
find God here – in perusing our web page and through an actual
retreat at Loyola. Please come and pray with us in and with our loving
God.We the members of the Society of Jesus
and our Lay Colleagues have been giving retreats at Loyola since 1927
when Mr. Welcome Bender and Fr. Hermann Storck, S.J. collaborated to
open Loyola as a place of prayer in the tradition of St. Ignatius Loyola’s
Spiritual Exercises - a unique path for personally appropriating the
Gospel of Jesus Christ for life. [ read
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Loyola sits on 33 acres of quiet,
wooded land within a stone’s throw of Route 287 in Morristown,
NJ, and about the same distance from the Morristown NJ Transit
Train Station. Although not far from these two convenient transportation
arteries, Loyola is a quiet place and lends itself to the contemplative
atmosphere we cherish and carefully tend for all of our retreats.
Please take a look at our schedule
for dates and themes of our retreats. Preached retreats for men and
women are given just about every weekend from September to June (our
prime retreat season). Two Matt Talbot retreats are given each year,
in January and July, for those in recovery. Our summer program includes
two week-long preached retreats, and three week-long individually
directed retreats. The full Spiritual Exercises are also available
during the summer for those who have experience in the spiritual
life and want to deepen it in and with the Lord.
Loyola’s contemplative space
is also available to groups in line with our values and mission statement
who would like to use the facility for their own programs. Although
weekends are limited in our prime retreat season, due to our own
programs, other weekends and weekdays are available. Finally, individually
directed and private retreats can be arranged outside of our regularly
scheduled retreats, according to the availability and schedule of
the Staff.
Please accept my invitation to visit
Loyola and to take advantage of the peace and quiet of a holy space
dedicated to God. We welcome your inquiries but most of all your
presence.
Sincerely in Christ
Rev. Charles L. Moutenot, S.J.
President and Director of Spiritual Programs
Rev. Charles L. Moutenot, S.J.
President and Director of Spiritual Programs
Executive
Director’s Welcome
Without
much fanfare we hereby launch our redesigned
Loyola House of Retreats Website.
Without
much fanfare we hereby launch our redesigned
Loyola House of Retreats Website. It is not surprising that some have
come to Loyola, as a direct result of an internet search, where general
information and directions have been obtained. In response to today’s
cyberspace world, this website is intended to provide a more robust
tool to better understand the unique spiritual offerings and other
opportunities to utilize and see this beautiful facility and grounds.
Our focus is not only on attracting new friends and promoting Loyola,
but to provide a deeper status update to all our existing retreatants,
benefactors and friends. [ read
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The word "change" has
arguably been exploited in this overexposed political season. At
Loyola, however, where we have always been anchored by The Gospel
and Ignatian Spirituality, we are on the move. This change is at
many levels – from the restructuring of the Board of Trustees,
to our internal systems and Organizational Chart, to our outreach
program in parishes – to the many projects underway that
will enhance and restore our buildings and grounds. We are very
excited about what has and what will continue to evolve here, all
of which would not be possible without the ongoing devotion, support
and prayers of retreatants, benefactors and friends.
I invite you to browse this new website.
Please partake of our efforts to communicate the past and present
and to keep you informed of future events. As a concomitant to the
constant spiritual offerings and the evolution of Loyola, we also
plan our website’s evolution and welcome your input and suggestions.
Joseph J Albarella,
Executive Director, VP & Treasurer
Executive Director, VP & Treasurer