Presented by Benedictine Women of Madison

Wonder & Hope: A Courage & Renewal® Weekend

Registration ends Thursday, 05/21/2026 11:59pm CDT

About This Event

Each renewal weekend will include creating a quiet, focused, and enlivened space – a Circle of Trust® – where personal, inner wisdom can be heard. There will be a mix of time spent in large group, small group, and individual reflection along with poetry, teaching stories, wisdom traditions, nature and activities for exploration. We will use these experiences and other rich metaphors to symbolize and discover and explore life questions. We will experience creating spaces in our lives to tend and nurture our desire to live fully with courage and resilience.

Together we'll revitalize our commitments to the values that give meaning to our lives by:

  • Increasing our ability to listen openly and be present.
  • Learning reflective practices to become more intentional
  • Exploring questions to build and sustain community
  • Expanding trustworthy and authentic relationships

Schedule

Friday, May 29

3:00 pm – Check-in for retreatants staying in the RGH

6:30 pm – Registration

7:00 pm – Session One

Saturday, May 30

9:00-10:15 am– Session Two

10:15-10:30 am – Break

10:30 am-12:00 pm – Session Three

12:00-1:30 pm – Lunch and Free time

1:30-3:00 pm – Session Four

3:00-3:30 pm – Break

3:30-5:00 pm – Session Five

5:15 pm – Dinner

Sunday, May 31

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Session Six

Cost

$250 commuter; $435 residential

Register

Please register by May 21, 2026. The maximum number of participants is 18 and registration will close when full.

Cancellation policy – if you register but must cancel your registration, you can receive a 75% refund up until May 21. After that, a 50% refund is available until the retreat starts.

 

About This Event

Each renewal weekend will include creating a quiet, focused, and enlivened space – a Circle of Trust® – where personal, inner wisdom can be heard. There will be a mix of time spent in large group, small group, and individual reflection along with poetry, teaching stories, wisdom traditions, nature and activities for exploration. We will use these experiences and other rich metaphors to symbolize and discover and explore life questions. We will experience creating spaces in our lives to tend and nurture our desire to live fully with courage and resilience.

Together we'll revitalize our commitments to the values that give meaning to our lives by:

  • Increasing our ability to listen openly and be present.
  • Learning reflective practices to become more intentional
  • Exploring questions to build and sustain community
  • Expanding trustworthy and authentic relationships

Schedule

Friday, May 29

3:00 pm – Check-in for retreatants staying in the RGH

6:30 pm – Registration

7:00 pm – Session One

Saturday, May 30

9:00-10:15 am– Session Two

10:15-10:30 am – Break

10:30 am-12:00 pm – Session Three

12:00-1:30 pm – Lunch and Free time

1:30-3:00 pm – Session Four

3:00-3:30 pm – Break

3:30-5:00 pm – Session Five

5:15 pm – Dinner

Sunday, May 31

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Session Six

Cost

$250 commuter; $435 residential

Register

Please register by May 21, 2026. The maximum number of participants is 18 and registration will close when full.

Cancellation policy – if you register but must cancel your registration, you can receive a 75% refund up until May 21. After that, a 50% refund is available until the retreat starts.

 

Getting There

Holy Wisdom Monastery
4200 County Hwy M
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
United States