The Preaching Team of Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center joyfully announces the theme for the highly anticipated post- pandemic

2021 – 2022 Retreat Season: 
PORTRAIT OF CHRIST: ENCOUNTERING THE TRUTH

The writings and personal encounters of St. Paul the Apostle and St. Paul of the Cross, who were both committed to preaching Christ Crucified, serve as a historical canvas upon which a portrait and understanding of Christ are painted. Capturing the reverence, excitement, and newness of an encounter with the Truth, what is to say with Christ Himself, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, particularly in a modern society plagued by a cancel culture and relativism, the Preaching Team and Retreatants will be given a unique opportunity to “paint a portrait” of Christ through exploring various encounters with Him and with others in their lives as experienced through the Scriptures, at home, in their parish communities, and out in the world. Encounters in life are various and as diverse as every person’s portrait of Christ. However, these diverse encounters and multiple images of Christ all point to the Truth which is absolute and eternal. An examination of the Catholic understanding of both Truth and encounter will serve as a foundation to explore encounters with Truth that realize growth in relationship with God and a better understanding of one’s Christian duty of living, preaching, and witnessing the Truth as did St. Paul the Apostle and St. Paul of the Cross.