Finding God in All Things: Silent Retreat
With Joseph McHugh, S.J., Bernadette Hart, RSM, Mary Ann Clifford Rodriguez, RSM and Sharon Chiarucci
August 11 - 17, 2025
Finding God in All Things
Ignatian spirituality is summed up in this phrase. It invites a person to search for and find God in every circumstance of life, not just in explicitly religious situations or activities such as prayer in church (e.g., the Mass) or in private. It implies that God is present everywhere and, though invisible, can be “found” in any and all of the creatures which God has made. They reveal at least a little of what their Maker is like–often by arousing wonder in those who are able to look with the “eyes of faith.” When we learn to pay more attention to God, we become more thankful and reverent, and through this we become more devoted to God, more deeply in love with our Creator.
This retreat will offer a sacred space, in an atmosphere of silence, in which to spend time and be more attentive to God’s presence as it is being revealed in our daily lives. Trained directors will be available to assist retreatants in this search for God in a variety of ways: through Scripture, Ritual, Art work, and Conversation with our Loving God. Retreatants will have the opportunity to meet individually with their directors and then gather together for daily Liturgy.
SCHEDULE
Arrive for dinner on Monday, August 11th – meet in the Oak room at 7:00pm for an introduction to the retreat
- Mass: Tuesday – Saturday 5:00pm each evening
- Sunday Mass: In the chapel at 11:15am
- Individual Spiritual Direction: Available Tuesday-Saturday. Spiritual direction is available in English and Spanish.
- Optional Art Offering
Retreat ends with lunch on Sunday, August 17th
About the Leaders
Joseph McHugh, S.J.
Joseph McHugh, S.J. – is a longtime friend of Mercy Center—having been a member of the teams training spiritual directors. He is a spiritual director and also a supervisor. For many years he worked at the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, MA. Currently, he is doing spiritual direction at the Jesuit School of Theology […]
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Bernadette Hart, RSM
Bernadette Hart, RSM – Sister Bernie Hart is an experienced Spiritual Director who had helped on numerous retreats and days of prayer, both here at Mercy Center and elsewhere. She enjoys incorporating art activities into her presentations and helping others to listen to what the experience tells them about themselves and their relation to God.
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Mary Ann Clifford Rodriguez, RSM
Mary Ann Clifford Rodriguez, RSM – Mary Ann is a Sister of Mercy. She is a spiritual director, supervisor, retreat director and works in the formation of spiritual directors in English and in Spanish. She has spent over 20 years working in Latin America and the Caribbean. She is adjunct staff of Mercy Center in Burlingame.
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Sharon Chiarucci
Sharon Chiarucci is a spiritual director with many years of experience in offering ongoing spiritual direction as well as doing parish and Ignatian retreats. She ministers in Hawaii where her home base is on Oahu. Sharon’s skills in spiritual direction are complemented by her ease at guiding retreatants in expressing their graced moments through art.
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