Welcome to our adult faith page for retreat and discernment offerings! You can scroll down the page for information about:
For more information on these and other opportunities here at St. Boniface and in the Des Moines area, please reach out to the parish office, 515-987-4597.
Emmaus House is an oasis of quiet in the midst of the busyness of life. Located in Urbandale, IA, Emmaus offers to people of all faiths wonderful spiritual resources, including spiritual direction, retreats, days of recollection, and presentations. For more information visit https://www.theemmaushouse.org/
The Creighton University Retreat Center fosters an active prayer life, allowing for deeper conversion and relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Consistent with our Jesuit tradition and Ignatian heritage, we offer individual and group retreats. The Creighton Retreat Center is located just outside Griswold, Iowa. For more information, visit the website at https://www.creighton.edu/ministry/retreatcenter/
The Saint Thomas More Center serves the Diocese of Des Moines by offering retreats and a host facility for youth and young adults. It is primarily known as the home of the Catholic Youth Camp. The Saint Thomas More Center is located on Lake Panorama in Iowa. For more information, visit the website at https://www.theemmaushouse.org/
Spiritual direction is “help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship.” (William A. Barry and William J. Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction)
Click here for a list of spiritual directors in the Diocese of Des Moines.