‘This is the way; walk in it.’ A directed retreat.
February 19, 2026 – February 22, 2026
We know we should cultivate silence in our lives. Why do we resist it? If you want “to learn to better wait in silence,” a silent, directed retreat might be what you’re looking for.
In the Darkness, Find the Light
December 21, 2025
Even on the darkest night of the year, we seek the light, we see the stars, we find the courage to hope, to wish and to dream. We are drawn naturally into contemplation. Mark the Winter Solstice with a time of slow, quiet reflection and fellowship.
St. Lucy Day Celebration
December 12, 2025
Prepare for Christmas by sharing stories, songs and poems while planting wheat. Join us for a traditional celebration of St. Lucy Day. If you are not familiar with this ancient tradition as part of your Christmas rituals, join us and learn more about it. Register now.
Baking Spirits Bright!
December 7, 2025
Join us for an afternoon of fellowship and festive baking as we celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas. An event for young adults ages 18-30.
Teach Us to Pray
December 4, 2025
We all want to learn more about how to pray. Each month for a year, practitioners of a variety of prayer styles, mostly from the Catholic tradition but also from other traditions, will demonstrate prayers in their particular style.
A Day Away Individual Retreats
December 4, 2025
Could you use a few hours away from the hurly burly of everyday life? Take some time for yourself at the Renewal Center. Schedule one-day or half-day quiet retreats. Spiritual directors are available or you can spend the time with your own thoughts and prayers.
An Advent Pilgrimage
December 6, 2025 – December 9, 2025
Fr. Timothy Armbruster will lead us on an Advent journey, sharing stories of hope as we walk with pilgrims of the past, John the Baptist, Anna and Joachim, Mary and Joseph.
To Pray Marvelously Well
November 23, 2025
In this one-person show, Lisa Wagner-Carollo of Still Point Theatre Collective brings to life Saint Teresa of Avila and Edith Stein. Lisa previously performed the play “Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day” at the Renewal Center.
Called to Live in Hope!
November 22, 2025
An evening of music and worship. Nov. 22, Saturday | 7-8:30 p.m. St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Steward Road, Liberty, Mo. 64068
Mary: A Bridge for Christians and Muslims
November 5, 2025
Cosponsored with Dialogue Institute of Kansas City Islam, like Christianity, has long tradition of reverence for Mary, the Mother of Jesus. This evening explores the question: What can we learn from each other’s devotion?