(Albuquerque) – From 5 to 11 July, seventeen sisters of the “Cristo Rey” Province] Province and one Canossian lay woman from San Francisco participated in a retreat at the Provincial House in Albuquerque, led by Father William (Bill) Jarema, founder and executive director of the Society of Missionaries of Mercy and of the Mercy Center for Healing the Whole Person in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Father Jarema accompanied the participants through the Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Avila, guiding them on the journey through the mansions of the soul. It was a time rich in grace, prayer, reflection and deeper union with Christ.
The sisters expressed their gratitude to the Mercy Center for its generous hospitality and for sharing its gifts as a true instrument of God’s mercy. May the fruits of this retreat continue to inspire lives of faithful discipleship and loving service.