Our Mission
The Mary & Joseph Retreat Center’s mission is to provide an environment of serenity, prayer, and natural beauty. Through sponsored programs and hospitality, the retreat center creates opportunities for the personal and spiritual growth of each person who comes to these sacred grounds. Our hosted program invites outside groups to hold their own educational, religious, corporate, 12-Step, or other events
at our center.
Special Events!
The Retreat Center is presenting a four week program for older adults.
Encountering Christ:
Prayer in the Dominican Tradition
Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm,
June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013
Br. Andrew Dominic Yang, OP &
Br. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP
Dominicans keep close to God through contemplating Scripture and meditating on signs of a loving God discovered in daily life filling the mind and heart with God’s Truth and Love. Learn how Dominican prayer can enliven your life of faith & encourage growth in your journey with Christ. Br. Andrew Dominic Yang, OP is a graduate of UC San Diego pursuing a Masters in Philosophy.
Br. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP is a graduate of Gonzaga University pursuing a Masters in Theology. Both are in the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, at the Dominican School in Berkeley.
