New Jersey Retreat Opportunities
Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer 1651 U.S. Highway 22 Watchung, New Jersey 07069-6587
Telephone: (908) 753-2091
Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the center welcomes persons of all faiths to retreats, spiritual direction, and a variety of programs and opportunities for holistic growth.
Maris Stella, located on the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey, provides a rich resource for personal and communal nourishment for the mission and for renewal of the earth. Maris Stella is a center that provides a ministry of hospitality, offering space and encouragement to individuals and groups seeking physical, psychological and spiritual enrichment. It is also a place for study and reflection on the sacredness of creation.
St. Joseph by the Sea Spiritual Center 400 Route 35 North South Mantoloking, New Jersey 08738
Telephone: (732) 892-8494
Programs are offered to enrich, renew and deepen one’s interior communication with the Lord in an atmosphere of prayer, quiet and solitude. The scenic environment of the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay provides additional contemplative opportunity.
Xavier Retreat and Conference Center 23 Convent Road, Convent Station, NJ
Telephone: (973) 290-5100
Xavier Retreat Center is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of New Jersey. Founded by Mother Mary Xavier in the spirit of St. Vincent DePaul, the spirituality is rooted in such gospel practices as forgiveness, justice, solidarity, hospitality and peace.
Benedictine Center 851 N. Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Telephone: (908) 353-3028
http://www.catholic-forum.com/bensisnj/bencenter.html
Benedictine Center for Spirituality offers a place to be apart, to enjoy the peace of a monastic atmosphere and the warmth of Benedictine community at Saint Walburga Monastery. The center hopes to share the spiritual resources of the monastery with those seeking a deeper relationship with God.
Loyola Retreat House 161 James Street Morristown, NJ 07960
Telephone (973) 539-0740
Inspired by the gospel of Jesus Christ, rooted in the spirituality of St. Ignatius, Loyola House of Retreats provides a sacred setting for retreats and programs of growth and development for people in the contemporary Church and society.
