Parish 'Retreats' From Our Knots with Bill Donaghy

Loretta Cuccia provided the following report on this year's Parish Retreat, "Untying the Knots: Finding Peace in a Culture of Distraction:"

On March 30, Bill Donaghy's presentation at our Parish Retreat offered much needed reflection time on the personal, cultural and communal challenges of our times and how to give them over to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. Bill used sacred art; scripture quotes; profound quotes; inspirational music; TV shows; and cartoons to illustrate how life's distractions can distance us from peace of mind and deep relationship with our God...if we allow them to.

A vast majority of some 100 attendees commented on the quality of Bill's presentation, including his "down-to-earth presentation style"; "use of humor"; opportunity for "spiritual enrichment"; and found the retreat well "worth sacrificing [their] time to attend."

A resounding thanks goes out to our brilliant, inspiring speaker, Bill Donaghy, and all who helped put together this year's retreat, including hospitality committee; snack contributors; Ken Mandoli (A/V consultant extraordinaire); photographers; Fr. Chester; and advisors. Join us for more spiritual growth opportunities; you will not want to miss what your parish has in store for you in the future!

The presentation is available for download here. (Note: The file is 20.5MB and may take a while to download.)