A practical guide to planning spiritual retreats.

Step-by-step retreat designs, accompanying meditation exercises, and leader’s guidelines based on the bestseller Listening Hearts, are presented in this unique resource. Songs, from the Listening Hearts Songbook, specially-planned Eucharists, Scripture readings, meaningful projects, and meditation options are arranged to result in a Spirit-filled community bonding.

Retreats designed to

• Create an atmosphere that will develop a sense of the meaning and value of spiritual community.
• Present a variety of opportunities to reflect on God’s call to each participant.
• Allow retreatants time to present centered in God.

Retreat Designs and Meditation Exercises can be used with other Listening Hearts series books: Listening Hearts, Grounded in God (Revised Edition), and the Manual for Discussion Leaders.