This year, the Manresa Spiritual Center is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Many things have changed since the first laymen retreats in Toronto in 1925 and the foundation of Manresa in 1949, including the addition of retreats for women and for members of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Each of the four spirituality centers in the USA Central and Southern Province provides classes, workshops and multi-year programs to train lay people to provide spiritual accompaniment and lead the Spiritual Exercises.
Earlier this year, the Society of Jesus announced four new Universal Apostolic Preferences, among them was a call to protect the environment. To help answer this call, we will be sharing a series of monthly ecology reflections produced by Fr. John Surette, SJ, a member of the USA Northeast Province.