Sisters offer Ignatian training

Published August 18, 2017

This fall St. Scholastica Retreat Center in Fort Smith is offering two ways to practice the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

• Retreat in Daily Life will be held both in St. Scholastica Monastery and in Northwest Arkansas. Participants will meet weekly in small groups from October through April, meet with a spiritual director twice monthly and spend time in daily prayer, Scripture reading and journaling. 

The fees are $560 plus the cost of twice monthly spiritual direction at $20 a session.  To apply for the retreat, call Alice Nahas at (479) 651-1616 or email .

• Ignatius Transposed! Retreat in Daily Life “transposes” the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius for the 21st century. Biweekly meetings will be held between Aug. 29 and May 1 in Northwest Arkansas and possibly Fort Smith. Others can also attend through Zoom video conferencing. Participants will meet every other Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m., meet with a spiritual director once a month and participate in 30-45 minutes daily of prayer, Scripture reading and journaling. 

Fees are $480 plus $20 a month for spiritual direction. Scholarships are available. To apply for the retreat, call Sister Rachel Dietz at (479) 783-1135 or contact Nahas.