What is a prayer retreat in Silence?
Retreat is a time for God "to stand at the door and knock" and for us to hear His Voice and open the door. It is a favorable time to remember, interpret, evaluate and dream. Here lies the secret of prayer. Prayer cannot be taken for granted. We learn to pray by praying, and for that purpose retreat becomes a genuine "School of Prayer". An all-pervading climate for prayer is sure to be created, following the Biblical and Carmelite Tradition. Perfect silence, assisted by theory and praxis, is the best way by which one is led to contemplate the face of Christ and to experience the power of the Spirit revitalizing ones life for action" These Retreats offer intensive training in prayer.
Fr. Datius
