A Pilgrim’s Retreat
Retreat Director: Rick Ganz
4 March 2023
Online via Zoom
Talk #1: Familiarity with the Lord as the Ground of Discernment and the Powers of Soul
Talk #2: The Kingdom of the World and the Kingdom of Christ
Talk #3: The Two Standards
Talk #4: The Three Types/Kinds of Person
A Pilgrim’s Retreat
Retreat Directors: Rick Ganz and Tara Ludwig
22 October 2022
Portland, OR
Talk #1, Tara Ludwig: Week One of the Spiritual Exercises
Talk #2, Rick Ganz: Week Two of the Spiritual Exercises
Talk #3, Tara Ludwig: Week Three of the Spiritual Exercises
Talk #4, Rick Ganz: Week Four of the Spiritual Exercises
A Mother’s Retreat
Retreat Director: Tara Ludwig
14 May 2022
Portland, OR
Talk #1: Surface Pressure: Who Am I If I Can’t Carry It All?
Talk #2: Our Father, Our Mother, Who Art In Heaven: An Exploration of Moms and Dads
Talk #3: Hello My Name is Mommy: Losing and Finding Our Identities as Mothers and Women
Talk #4: Motherhood is Suffering, Motherhood is Joy: Is It All Worth It?
A Pilgrim’s Retreat
Retreat Directors: Rick Ganz and Tara Ludwig
1-2 April 2022
Portland, OR
Talk #1: Gethsemane (Rick Ganz)
Talk #2: Peter’s Denial (Tara Ludwig)
Talk #3: Pilate & Jesus (Rick Ganz)
Talk #4: The Good Thief (Tara Ludwig)
Talk #5: Resurrection (Rick Ganz)
A Pilgrim’s Retreat: The Binding and Unbinding
Retreat Directors: Rick Ganz and Tara Ludwig
8-9 October 2021
(Online)
Talk #1A
Talk #1B
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
Talk #5
The Recollection Retreat
Retreat Director: Rick Ganz
15 May 2021
(Online)
Talk #1
Image used in Talk #1: The Light of the World (1851-2) by Holman Hunt
Talk #2
A Mothers Retreat
Retreat Director: Tara Ludwig
8 May 2021
(Online)
Talk #1
Link to Becoming a Mother by Vaida Razmislavičė photo project slideshow used in Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Link to the Hi Mom TikTok video used in Talk #3
Talk #4
Link to The World Before Columbus by Suzanne Vega photo slideshow used in Talk #4
A Pilgrim’s Retreat: The Hidden Life of Christ and of Us
Retreat Director: Rick Ganz
9 January 2021
(Online)
Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
St. Mark’s Church CLC Retreat
27 January 2019
(Vancouver, BC)
Talk #1
Talk #2
St. Mark’s Parish Retreat
26 January 2019
(Vancouver, BC)
Talk #1:
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
A Pilgrim’s Retreat: A Gift of Freedom
8 December 2018
(Portland, OR)
Advent – the Immaculate Conception (USCCB)
America, Patroness of : University of Dayton, Ohio
Andrew Hudgins, The Cestello Annunciation
Denise Levertov – Annunciation
Denise Levertov – Flickering Mind
Philip Endean, SJ, Immaculate Conception (2013)
Pope Francis, Prayer of the Immaculate Conception (2016)
Robert Frost, A Time to Talk
Rumi – Mary’s Hiding
Wiseman, OP – Immaculate Conception Dogma : University of Dayton, Ohio
A Pilgrim’s Retreat
8 September 2018
(Portland, OR)
The Structure of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
Talk #5
A Fathers Retreat
15-16 June 2018
(Portland, OR)
Dan Fogelberg, Leader of the Band
Eric Clapton – My Father’s Eyes (1998)
Luther Vandross – Dance with my Father
Reba McEntire – The Greatest Man I Never Knew
Master Schedule – 2018 Fathers Retreat at the Faber Institute
A Pilgrim’s Day
2 June 2018
(Portland, OR)
Man of la Mancha (I, Don Quixote) Lyrics – Man of La Mancha musical
I Dreamed A Dream – Les Miserables (1987)
I Have Confidence – The Sound of Music (1965)
Look to the Rainbow – Finian’s Rainbow (1968)
The Perfect Nanny Lyrics – Mary Poppins musical
A Sampling of Human Instincts
Ichazo – Traditional Enneagram (History) — The Enneagram Institute
On Virtue (Paul Wadell, CP in NDCS)
Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
Mothers Retreat
May 4-5, 2018
(Portland, OR)
Billy Collins – The Lanyard
Billy Collins – Essay on The Lanyard (PBS LearningMedia)
Pope Francis – On the Mother (7 January 2015)
Pope on New Years Day Mary’s Motherhood teaches us humility tenderness
Pope Francis I, Chapter 5 of Amoris Laetitia (April 2016)
Pope Francis I, Chapter 4 of Amoris Laetitia (April 2016)-2
Seven Great tips from Pope Francis to moms
Master Schedule – 2018 Mothers Retreat at the Faber Institute
A Pilgrim’s Day
3 March 2018
(Portland, OR)
Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
Talk #5
Talk #6
Master Schedule – Pilgrim’s Day 3 March 2018
The Apostles Creed – the Received Text
Ganz Notes – on the Apostles Creed
Ganz on Joni Mitchell, Both Sides, Now (1967)
Hafiz, A Great Need (Ladinsky)
Jelaluddin Rumi, The Guest House
Mary Oliver, The Journey (1986)
Mary Oliver, The Sun
William Stafford, A Ritual to Read to Each Other
St Pius X Women’s Retreat
16-18 February 2018
(Portland, OR)
16 February 2018
17 February 2018
18 February 2018
Master Schedule for St Pius X 2018 Retreat
Mothers Retreat
May 5-6, 2017
(Portland, OR)
The Faber Mothers Retreat is for mothers of all ages, from new mothers with babies to empty nesters and grandmothers. The retreat began at 7pm on Friday evening with an opening session by Rick Ganz (including dessert!). Participants left at 9pm to go home for the night, and then returned in the morning at 8:30am to continue the Retreat with Ganz and Mary Edmonds (Faber Institute Assistant and new mother of a 9-month-old baby girl). The Retreat concluded by 4:30pm on Saturday afternoon when participants returned home to continue in “Retreat mode” with their families.
Master Schedule – A Mother’s Retreat at the Faber Insitute
Screwtape Letter for Mamas
Freedom from a Mother’s Regulations Through Life With Christ