Retreat in Daily Life

Locations are available throughout the metro area and the archdiocese. The RIDL is also offered through virtual sites.

For a group meeting to take place at Christ the King, we need at least five participants.

The Ignatian Retreat in Daily Life (RIDL) is a prayer journey for those who want to live more deeply in relationship with God. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the retreat is a time set apart in the midst of everyday life to help participants discern more clearly God's movement in their hearts.

In the tradition of Ignatian spirituality, the retreat focuses on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus through a prayerful encounter with Scripture. The Ignatian principle of "finding God in all things" lies at the heart of the retreat.

During the course of 30 weeks (late September through April) retreatants live their commitment to God, to themselves, and to their fellow participants by following the steps of this prayer journey. Each retreatant commits to these three activities:

• Daily private prayer, which includes Scripture, reflection, and journaling.
• Weekly small group meetings in which participants share their prayer experiences with each other. Groups are facilitated by a spiritual guide. Individual 19th annotation retreat experiences are considered upon request.
• Twice-monthly individual spiritual direction.

If you are interested in the RIDL, contact Debbie Lynch to schedule an interview or complete and submit the form below.

Interviews take place July 1-August 31 each year.

The interview process is an opportunity for you to learn more about the retreat, to discern with a facilitator whether or not you are ready to make the retreat at this time, and to begin prayer practices that prepare a person for the retreat experience.