Links to Florida Retreat Houses

and Spirituality Centers

Area Links

• Franciscan Center
  For private and directed retreats, spiritual direction, forums, programs, spirituality groups provided in a nurturing environment of peace, simplicity and hospitality.
• San Pedro Center
  San Pedro Center offers guided retreats, private retreats and sponsored retreats and Catholic spirituality programs.  San Pedro Center also offers Elderhostel programs which take place primarily in winter and early spring.
• St Francis Center for Restoration
  The St. Francis Center for Restoration was founded as a center that provides tools to assist those of any Christian faith towards emotional and spiritual healing.  It offers workshops, professional counseling, spiritual direction, generational healing, clergy workshops, deliverance and prayer ministry, parenting courses, boundary and life skills seminars, support groups and soaking prayer.
• Rosewood Center, Kissimmee, FL                                           Rosewood Center is a Christian Ministry of Prayer, Counseling, and Healing focused on supporting ministers and their families.  Through prayer-counseling and training, ministers can grow together with others in an atmosphere of confidentiality and safety.
• Marywood Retreat and Conference Center           Marywood is a retreat and conference center operated by the Catholic diocese of St. Augustine, Florida.  It's primary mission is to serve the people and parishes as a center for Spirituality and Ministry Formation by providing facilities, resources and programs that aid the process of spiritual renewal and faith development.  Marywood supports all people of faith as they experience an awaking to God's continual call to conversion and as they deepen their response to it 
• Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center                                      Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center offers the ideal setting for retreats, seminars, workshops, conferences and meetings.  Our mission of spreading the Word of God is addressed to all in the wider ecumenical community.  The Passionists are intended to be intense contemplatives and prayerful apostles.  The Spiritual Center supports the Passionist mission by providing a peaceful and prayerful atmosphere. 
• St. Leo Abbey Retreat Center                                   Benedictine Monks and Retreat Center serving the people of God through Benedictine hospitality. Striving to meet the spiritual needs of groups and parishes throughout Florida providing an oasis for God's people to make retreats, find wholeness, rejuvenation and recommitment
•  Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida                The Contemplative Outreach Center offers monthly programs from September to April including: 7-week Introductory workshops in both centering prayer and Lectio Divina, days of silence and solitude, conference days with guest speakers, contemplative Masses, conducts Intensive Centering Prayer Retreats, establishes on-going centering prayer groups and trains facilitators of the centering prayer groups.                
• Mother of God House of Prayer                                  A retreat and spirituality center whose ministries include: large and small group retreats, spiritual direction, individual directed retreats and private retreats for men and women desiring to give undivided attention to God for any number of days, monthly days of recollection and special programs 
• Intensive Centering Prayer Retreats                         St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary                   10701 S. Military Trail  Boynton Beach, FL 33436            305-386-7507
• Sacred Ways Ministries, Melbourne, FL                     615 Palmetto Ave.  Melbourne, FL  32901                      321-733-2625                               

Related resources

AUDIRE:

AUDIRE is a three year formation program that introduces a person to the ministry of spiritual direction.  The program consists of several components: classroom instruction, assigned reading, journaling, written papers, prayer, supervision, and practice. The program provides solid Christian education, formative experiences in Christian spirituality, and opportunities to increase listening skills.  The goal of the program is to help a person discern their gifts and to acquire the necessary skills to be effective ministers of a contemplative-evocative approach to spiritual direction.

www.audirespiritual
direction.org

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Institute for Pastoral Ministries:

St. Thomas University
 16400 NW 32nd Ave.
 Miami, FL  33054

Through a liberal arts experience, students are encouraged to combine academic, experiential, and spiritual learning through study, reflection, dialogue, cooperation, and supervised practice.  By giving students an increased understanding of theology and opportunities for personal, professional, and spiritual growth, we invite them to help bring about the Kingdom of God and deepen their own response to their call to ministry.

www.stu.edu/Institutefor
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Spiritual Directors International:

Global learning community of people from many faiths and nations committed to the contemplative practice of spiritual direction.  Answering questions about spiritual direction.  Seek and Find Guide with a handy set of review questions for finding a spiritual director, companion, mentor, or guide.  Use a free interactive database to search for spiritual directors in your area. Resources, events, membership, publications for people active in the ministry of Spiritual Direction.

www.sdiworld.org