Evergreen
Spirituality
Awaken to the Divine - Paul Coutinho
Awaken to the Divine was a retreat given by Paul Coutinho, July 5-9, 2023 at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center, titled after his most recent book: Awaken to the Divine: 52 Contemplative Reflections to Transform Your Spirit. Chapter references below are to that book.
Cost: Purchase an individual session of the retreat for $20 which gives you online access to the content for 30 days. (You will need to create a Dacast account to purchase any video. Dacast is our online video hosting platform.) Session #1 is foundational to the rest of the retreat. Purchase the entire retreat (all 7 sessions) for $130 and you will have access to the content for 45 days.
Paul Coutinho is an internationally recognized scholar and speaker who blends Spirituality and Psychology, bringing an Eastern influence to Western spirituality. He leads regular workshops and retreats that respond to the heart's relentless quest for the Divine and a desire to live the fullness of life. He has done doctoral studies in Psychology and has a doctorate in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University. Paul is the author of several books, including:
- How Big is Your God? The Freedom to Experience the Divine,
- Just as You Are: Opening Your Life to the Infinite Love of God,
- Sacred Darkness: Encountering Divine Love in Life's Darkest Places.
Click the links below to purchase and view any of the sessions or the entire retreat.
Session #1: Two Stories/To understand to believe, to know God (Sound only)
Session #2: The Relationship/Experience of God of Jesus, St. Paul, St. Ignatius (Sound only)
Session #3: Chapters 6-9, Carl Jung's Foundational Experience
Session #4: Ignatius and Prayer/The Our Father
Session #5: Chapters 15-16, Enough and Fulfillment/Attachment and Detachment
Session #7: Chapters 49-50, How to Die/How to Live
If you have any questions, please contact us: 314.966.4686.
Discipleship and Mission: On the Path/Facing Thresholds - Rev. Don Wester
Discipleship and Mission was a retreat led by Rev. Don Wester, May 21-25, 2024 at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center. Each participant was invited to examine and discover their unique path of discipleship. Three questions guided the reflections: What do we know? What would we like to know? Are we willing to be surprised by the Spirit?
Cost: Purchase an individual session of the retreat for $20 which gives you online access to the content for 30 days. (You will need to create a Dacast account to purchase any video - Dacast is our online video hosting platform.) Purchase the entire retreat (all 8 sessions) for $145 and you will have access to the content for 45 days.
Father Don Wester is a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO who holds a
Doctorate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology. On June 30, 2024 he retired as
Pastor of All Saints Catholic Church in St. Peters, after spending 23 of his 46 years as a priest in
that parish. Father Wester is Lecturer of Homiletics at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and in known
for writing the Sunday Scripture column in the St. Louis Review.
Click the links below to purchase and view any of the sessions or the entire retreat.
Conference 1: Entering the Sacred Silence of Retreat
Conference 2: Qualities of a Disciple
Conference 3: Mission: What Does Jesus Want Me to Do?
Conference 4: Obstacles to Engaging in Mission
Conference 5: Gifts and Charisms
Conference 6: Be Disciples as a Community: Companions on the Journey
Conference 7: Change and Suffering: Major Ways to Become Enlightened and Purified
Conference 8: Discharge Orders: Beyond the Time of Retreat
If you have any questions, please contact us: 314.966.4686.
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