This Made for Greatness Winter Men's Retreat will provide an honest analysis of the challenges to greatness that men face at each of the stages of life. We will also identify foundations upon which we can build a flexibility that allows us to adapt and thrive no matter what stage of life we are in.
The vocation office organizes a few dinners throughout the fall and winter months for young men who are open to the priesthood. The dinners serve as an opportunity to visit with Bishop Folda and other priests and to ask questions in a relaxed and inviting setting. For young men ages 16-30.
Young men, ages 16-30 are invited to Maryvale Convent in Valley City, ND for one weekend in February of each year to hear about seminary life and the priesthood. If you feel you are open to God's call but have not done anything to actively discern it, then this weekend is for you.
Life Giving Wounds offers a way forward toward healing and wholeness again for adult children of divorce. It restores hope and plots a way forward to allow the healing love of Christ to transform those wounds and bring new life.
Retrouvaille is a peer-run program that has helped hundreds of thousands of hurting married couples turn the tide, find new hope, and rediscover the love that initially brought them together.
Men, it's time to reconnect with your purpose and identity.
Every man needs the opportunity to step away from the noise, busyness and relentless expectations of daily life and be reminded of his purpose & identity. This three day retreat is that oppertunity.
Bishop Folda and Fr. Kyle Metzger, the director of vocations, invite women ages 16-30 who are open to religious life to join them for an evening of prayer, dinner, and fellowship. They will be joined by consecrated religious women sharing their own vocation stories of discernment. It is typical for women to be accompanied by a consecrated religious, a friend, or their pastor.
This retreat is inspired by the prayer methods and exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, led by Fr. Sean Mulligan at Maryvale Retreat Center in Valley City, ND. A silent retreat is a time to listen to God in a new way, while getting some rest.