Clergy Retreats/Deacon Retreat - Archdiocese of Miami

The total requested stipend for all Retreats for Priests is $595.00.

May 15 – 19, 2023
Preacher: Bishop Felipe Estevez

Theme: Meditations on the Gospel of St John

A Church Father called the fourth Gospel “the spiritual Gospel”. The participants will be enriched by a deeper gaze of some of the stories unique to this Gospel drawing pastoral implications.

Rev. Felipe J. Estevez is a. Bishop Emeritus of St. Augustine, Florida (11 years) and former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (8 years). He holds a doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was Rector and Spiritual Director of St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary. He was National Responsible of the priestly fraternities Iesus Caritas. He served as Pastor of St Agatha Church and Campus Minister at FIU University in Miami (14 years). He came from Cuba in 1961.

October 9 – 13, 2023 
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October 16 – 20, 2022 (Spanish)
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October 20 – 22, 2023 – Retreat for Deacons of the Archdiocese of Miami
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February 5 – 9, 2024
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Theme: Called and Gifted to Live and Proclaim the Joy of the Gospel

Focus: Today’s priest is called and gifted to live and proclaim the Joy of the Gospel.  Using Pope Francis’ “Evangelli Gaudium” as well as Scripture and experiences from 34 years of priesthood, Bishop Bonnar will reflect on the multi-dimensional calls that come with being a disciple and a priest of Jesus Christ.  Bishop Bonnar will examine the following calls: call to be surprised, call to maturity, call to communion, call to participation, call to mission, call to preach, call to accompaniment, and call to behold Mary as mother. 

Rev. David Joseph Bonnar (born February 5, 1962) is an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of Youngstown, having been appointed to the position in 2020. Before becoming a bishop, he was the editor of a magazine called The Priest and chaplain of the Pittsburgh Steelers.