Archdiocesan Spirituality Center

06/07/2026

Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world."

The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so also the one who feeds on me
will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever."
-John 6:51-58

06/06/2026

Where did you experience God this week?

06/05/2026

The Archdiocesan Spirituality Center (ASC) is offering two wonderful opportunities this year for those seeking a deeper connection with God through a Silent Directed Retreat. A directed retreat is a time of complete silence, where each participant meets daily with a spiritual director. The retreatant is provided with scripture for personal prayer and reflection, spending the remainder of their time in silence, prayer, and rest. The community gathers for Mass and Adoration daily and meets individually with their Spiritual Direction. This sacred experience allows individuals to become more attuned to God's presence and action in their lives, guided by the daily meetings with a spiritual director.

This Five-Day Silent Directed Retreat will be held in the serene Cenacle on the Lake in Metairie, Louisiana, offer a peaceful setting for personal reflection and spiritual growth. This retreat experience offers a unique opportunity for individuals to deepen their relationship with God and renew their spiritual lives in a quiet and prayerful environment. This retreat includes both women and men.

Five-Day Silent, Directed Retreats
Held at the Cenacle on the Lake
5500 St. Mary Street Metairie, LA 70006

#1
Begins: Thursday, June 11, 4:00pm
Ends: Wednesday, June 17, after breakfast
https://nolacatholic.org/summer-retreat-2026

#2: Waitlist only. Please call the ASC to be added to the list.
Begins: Wednesday, July 15, 4:00pm
Ends: Tuesday, July 21, after breakfast

06/04/2026

Prayer 101

Looking to deepen your prayer life? Not sure how to pray… or feeling like your old prayer practices just aren’t connecting anymore? You’re not alone — and this series is for you.

Join us for a 4-week journey into meaningful, life-giving prayer rooted in the 500-year-old Ignatian tradition. Each week we’ll explore simple, powerful prayer forms — like the Examen, Lectio Divina, Imaginative Prayer, Colloquy, and more — that can strengthen your relationship with God and bring more peace, joy, faith, and hope to your daily life.

These prayer practices are for everyone… including you.

📅 Weekly on Zoom • 6:30–7:30 PM
June 8, June 22, July 6, July 20

Led by Stephanie Clouatre Davis — Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and long-time minister with over 26 years of experience.
💲 Donation: $40 (adjustments available)
🔗 Register: nolacatholic.org/prayer-101
📧 [email protected] | 📞 (504) 861-3254

Weekly Focus:
1️⃣ Journaling & Lectio
2️⃣ Imaginative Prayer & Prayer of Consideration
3️⃣ Colloquy & Meditation
4️⃣ Contemplation / Quieting Prayer & The Cloud of Unknowing

Come discover prayer practices that meet you right where you are — and breathe new life into your spiritual journey.

06/02/2026

You’re Invited to a Summer Book Study on Looking into the Well
For Directors and Interns ONLY please

Join us this summer for a thoughtful and enriching virtual book study of Looking into the Well: Supervision of Spiritual Directors by Maureen Conroy, author of the best-selling The Discerning Heart.

Dates: Thursdays in June- June 4, 11, 18, and 25
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Karen Tobin and Ann Labauve, Spiritual Directors

Maureen Conroy’s Looking into the Well is a pioneering work in the field of spiritual direction and pastoral counseling. As the first full-length book dedicated to the supervision and development of spiritual directors, it offers invaluable wisdom for spiritual directors, supervisors, and educators alike.

Through prayer and reflection experiences, case studies, evaluation methods, role-playing opportunities, and examples of verbatim conversations between directors and supervisors, this book provides both practical guidance and experiential learning. Conroy emphasizes the importance of proper supervision in developing skilled spiritual directors, making this study a meaningful opportunity for personal growth, professional development, and communal reflection.

Whether you are a spiritual director or in training you are warmly invited to participate.
Come explore, reflect, and grow with us this summer.
Donation: $40
https://nolacatholic.org/spiritual-director-summer-book-study-1

05/31/2026

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
-John 3:16-18

05/29/2026

Join us in praying for these men and for our community of Priests.

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., Archbishop Checchio will ordain Deacons Brett Barrios, Joseph Ky Bui, William Sigl and James Vu to the Priesthood at St. Louis Cathedral. Join us tonight to pray for them as they prepare for ordination at a Holy Hour at 5 p.m. at Notre Dame Seminary Chapel. All are welcome to join us in prayer!

05/29/2026

Save the Date! Spiritual Directors In-Service Day

In this day-long workshop, Julia Feder, Ph.D. will outline three different ways to make meaning out of suffering in the Christian tradition. Each of the three ways of thinking about suffering offer different gifts to sufferers and each of the three ways can have pitfalls. There will be time for personal reflection and group discussion as we explore together these different ways of making meaning of suffering.

Julia Feder, Ph.D. is the acting director of the Center for the Study of Spirituality and associate professor of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Her writing and research focus on theological anthropology, theologies of suffering, and spirituality. She is the author of Incarnating Grace: A Theology of Healing from Sexual Trauma and co-principal investigator of “Just One Jesuit: Communities’ Accounts of the Effects of Clergy Abuse Through the Lens of a Singular Priest’s Mission Activities,” a grant from Fordham University’s “Taking Responsibility Project.”

Donation: $100
https://nolacatholic.org/asc-spiritual-director-in-service-1

05/28/2026

Prayer 101

Looking to deepen your prayer life? Not sure how to pray… or feeling like your old prayer practices just aren’t connecting anymore? You’re not alone — and this series is for you.

Join us for a 4-week journey into meaningful, life-giving prayer rooted in the 500-year-old Ignatian tradition. Each week we’ll explore simple, powerful prayer forms — like the Examen, Lectio Divina, Imaginative Prayer, Colloquy, and more — that can strengthen your relationship with God and bring more peace, joy, faith, and hope to your daily life.

These prayer practices are for everyone… including you.

📅 Weekly on Zoom • 6:30–7:30 PM
June 8, June 22, July 6, July 20

Led by Stephanie Clouatre Davis — Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and long-time minister with over 26 years of experience.

💲 Donation: $40 (adjustments available)
🔗 Register: nolacatholic.org/prayer-101
📧 [email protected] | 📞 (504) 861-3254

Weekly Focus:
1️⃣ Journaling & Lectio
2️⃣ Imaginative Prayer & Prayer of Consideration
3️⃣ Colloquy & Meditation
4️⃣ Contemplation / Quieting Prayer & The Cloud of Unknowing

Come discover prayer practices that meet you right where you are — and breathe new life into your spiritual journey.