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5th Annual Resilient Catholics Community Retreat Registration

Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center

Bloomington, Indiana

August 6-9, 2026

A Wholly Authentic You

Consider joining us for our 2026 retreat, an opportunity to make a leap forward in your human formation work.  Our theme is “A Wholly Authentic You.”  Authentic means genuine, real, true, trustworthy, and reliable.  To be fully authentic means being fully present, not part disconnected, no part neglected, no part rejected, no part subjected to condemnation and abandonment, no part left behind. 

This retreat focuses on you finding and loving you in more of your parts, including parts you have not yet encountered – your exiles – and for those parts you have met, but who your manager parts frequently forget. 

In the supportive holding environment of the retreat and with your fellow retreatants, you will work on becoming more integrated inside.  Becoming more “wholly” you accelerates you becoming a more “holy” you.  Why?  Because grace perfects nature. Shoring up your natural human formation foundation will support and enliven your spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation, as St. John Paul II maintains. 

This retreat is a retreat for your heart; thus, it is highly experiential.  Experiential exercises, demonstrations, a sculpt, somatic/body work, small group sharing, parts mapping. parts journaling and modeling parts with clay will all be offered, in a schedule with plenty of unscheduled time for you to process and pray and connect inside and outside. 

A felt sense of safety and protection will be emphasized and monitored – the focus on this retreat is to encounter and connect with exiles, not necessarily to work through all their burdens.  We will seek to listen to the voids, the gaps, the holes inside, with big open hearts and without agendas.  We are open to healing and growth however that may happen for you, as good process leads to good outcomes (but you don’t get to choose the specific outcomes). And we will be thoughtful about the next right steps and re-entry back to your ongoing life after the retreat. 

Your retreat leaders will be Dr. Peter and Bridget Adams, with contributions from some special guest presenters. Daily Mass, time for confession, adoration and silent prayer are incorporated into the retreat schedule, as well as evening fellowship and opportunities for 1:1 consultations.

The total cost of the 2026 retreats:

In order to reserve your spot at a retreat, please use one of the two payment links below, which specify whether you want a single or double room. A limited number of single rooms are available. If the single room deposit link doesn't work, those single rooms are sold out.

The RCC Retreat will be held August 6-9, 2026.

Please plan to arrive at Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center in Bloomington, Indiana, on Thursday between 3-5:30 PM. Both retreats conclude with a 10:00 AM Mass on Sunday morning and it’s a tradition for us to have leisurely brunch together in Bloomington afterward before departing. All lodging and meals except the optional final Sunday brunch are included in the retreat fee. 

After making the deposit payment, please check your email for a purchase confirmation email which will include a link to complete your retreat registration.