Weekend Retreat for men and women.
Theme is "Brother and Sister and Mother to Me....." (Matthew 12:50)
God's Holy Family is Wider Than We Know"
Linda Baratte and Christine Eberle

A treasured insight in our Catholic tradition is the idea of family as the domestic Church—an honored place where, like the Holy Family, we first learn to love.  But what if our family bears little resemblance to that sacred threesome? We can often feel on the fringe of Church and parish life.  Whatever our family configuration, what would it mean to embrace the radical, wider vision of family that Jesus is inviting us to—with faith, not blood nor history, as our DNA? 
In our retreat weekend together, using Scripture study, stories, and fresh thinking from Pope Francis and other writers, we will explore and celebrate the richness of all the ways God has called us to be family to one another. Conversation will be welcomed after each of our sessions, in the pathways and benches of our gardens, and at mealtimes.  We will join in the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a healing Mass, and the Sunday Liturgy of the Eucharist as well.