Today, I am giving two talks at St. Joseph’s Academy’s Junior Retreat:  How are we called to live? and Who are we called to be?. I am very excited to be back at my alma mater and to participate in this retreat.  I have fond memories of the retreats I attended as a student at SJA, and they were very impactful on my faith journey.

The retreat will open with a prayer service including this video by Nooma.  The words in this video are quite powerful as it encourages us to focus on the present moment and how Jesus is asking us to take part today.  It also challenges us to let go of anything that is keeping us stuck and incapable of living our fullest life.

Please the SJA girls in your prayers today as they make their retreat!

Becky Eldredge

Becky is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer. She is the author of the Busy Lives and Restless Souls (March 2017, Loyola Press) and The Inner Chapel (April 2020, Loyola Press). She helps others create space to connect faith and everyday life through facilitating retreats and days of reflection, through writing, and through spiritual direction. With nearly twenty years of ministry experience within the Catholic Church, Becky seeks to help others discover God at work in the every day moments of people’s lives by utilizing St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and the many gifts that our Catholic faith and Ignatian Spirituality provide.