Upcoming Programs
Join the Sophia Community for one of the upcoming programs:
Cultivating Curiosity: Making Decisions in Transformative Times
August 29, 2026 - October 31, 2026
Every other Saturday from 1-4pm CT on Zoom
Offered through the Siena Retreat Center
While drawing on the spiritual tradition of discernment and the practice of compassionate curiosity, this program will invite you to connect with the Wisdom that resides deep within, so that you can emerge with greater clarity, purpose, and courage as you take the next steps on your journey.
The Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life: A Group Experience in the Spirit of Teilhard de Chardin
The Spiritual Guidance Training Program
September 4, 2026 - April 30, 2027
Every other Friday from 7:30-8:30am CT on Zoom Offered through the Ignatian Spirituality Center of WI
In this group experience of the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises, the participants are introduced to the thought of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and then the classic dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola are explored through the lens of Teilhard’s evolutionary spirituality and cosmic vision of Christ.
January 2027 - November 2028
Weekend gatherings 16 times over the two years Offered through the Siena Retreat Center
Siena Retreat Center’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program offers preparation for the ministry of spiritual guidance (also known as spiritual direction and spiritual companioning). The program is grounded in an evolutionary worldview and a contemplative Christian approach, while also enriched by wisdom from various faith traditions.
