Capuchin Retreat Center

06/03/2026

"Before they perished in a tyrant’s fire after a forced march through the jungle, St. Charles and his companions had already stirred into flame the gift of faith they had received. Though young and vulnerable, they already possessed a spirit of “power and love and self-control.”

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Inspired by the gospel of Jesus and the example of Francis of Assisi, the Capuchin friars of the Province of St. Joseph together with our partners in ministry, prayerfully build sister-brotherhood in the world. We attend simply and directly to the spiri...

06/03/2026

Please continue to pray for the friars as they are gathered for their 49th Provincial Chapter!

06/03/2026

Join us on June 14 for our 5th Annual A Gouda Evening Summer Fundraiser, a summer fundraiser for Capuchin Retreat Center. Enjoy a relaxed evening of delicious food, thoughtfully paired beverages, and time in community - all in support of the retreat ministry and its mission of renewal and reflection. Thank you to Shelving.com for making this possible!

06/02/2026

Pray for the Capuchin friars as they come together for the 49th Provincial Chapter of the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph.

06/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined in person and online us over the Easter Season for our Easter Bible Study! We were grateful to share this time with you!

06/01/2026

Join us for our monthly Healing Mass and Relic Blessing on June 3 at 7:00 p.m.!

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

We were grateful to host a group of women over the weekend of April 24 - 26 at Capuchin Retreat Center for a silent retreat focused on prayer, reflection and spiritual renewal.

In the stillness of the retreat experience, participants were invited to step away from the noise and distractions of daily life and listen more deeply for God's presence. There was time for personal prayer, reflection, the celebration of the Eucharist and time spent in the peaceful surroundings of the retreat center.

If you attended this retreat, let us know your experience in the comments below!

To learn more about upcoming retreats and programs, visit www.capretreat.org.

05/27/2026

Join us for the ancient sacramental offering of the blessing of the sick with a relic of the True Cross, dating to the 6th Century Benedictine St. Maurus. The Blessing of the Sick has been celebrated at St. Bonaventure Monastery since the 1880s, and was a favorite sacramental of Blessed Solanus Casey.

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05/23/2026

On Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the birthday of the Church. It is called the birthday of the Church because the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and they then went out and began to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. Let us pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon us this Pentecost.