What is a retreat? The typical daily life includes going full speed ahead, doing dozens of things at once.  Retreat may be the last thing on your mind, but it can be a lifesaver.  Literally.

We can't go at maximum speed all the time. It wears us out. It leaves us with no physical or emotional resources to offer anyone around us.  Often the wisest choice in conflict is to stop and retreat. Simply stop, take a breath and get your bearings.

That's all a retreat is. A time to stop and get your bearings and refuel your soul, so you can go on again. A time to rest in the knowledge that you are divinely guided, and that you are more powerful than you ever imagined.

A retreat means not only to be physically calm and quiet, but to put aside all mental concerns.

So pick a time when you have some quiet and privacy, and put aside your busywork for awhile. Enter the sanctuary of the Sisters of the Circle .