by Sally Orcutt | Jun 29, 2026 | Reflection, Blog, Retreat
Just outside the door of the hermitage where I am staying lies a small, charming garden. It bears the unmistakable touch of someone who tends it with loving care. There is a plant whose silvery leaves look as though they have been delicately sprayed with silver...
by Sr. Cheryl Clemons | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog, Retreat
WVIS continues to celebrate its 25 anniversary with a prayer service honoring St. Thérèse Couderc, RC on Thursday evening, September 26th at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Sr. Mary Pellicane, RC and Sr. Carole Riley, CDP continued the mission and ministry of St. Thérèse Couderc...
by Sally Orcutt | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog, Retreat
“Everyone of us needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy – then we need an hour.” ~ St. Francis de Sales. St. Ignatius of Loyola, who created the 30-day Spiritual Exercises during the 16th century, knew even then that some people would not be...
by Liz Deal | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog, Retreat
In the Spring of 2025, thanks to a $6,960 grant from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, WVIS will host Recovering Our Soul Connections, a trauma-informed, spiritually sensitive retreat for women who have experienced sexual abuse. The grant provides scholarships...
by PJ Scarr | May 13, 2024 | Blog, People, Retreat
Earlier this year the sophomore class of Charleston Sacred Heart High School came to WVIS for a retreat day. With the help of volunteers and under the supervision of Sister Carole and WVIS board and Sacred Heart faculty member Molly Linehan Belcher, the students...
by Sally Orcutt | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Reflection, Retreat
All is Good The works of God are all of them good; every need when it comes he fills. – Sirach 39:33 This morning you are invited to experience a 3-Minute Retreat offered daily by Loyola Press. This verse from Sirach, which is part of the retreat, draws...
