Retreat for
Members of the CSP Lead by Bishop Sklba
Twenty five members and friends of the Community of Saint Paul
gathered from January 13 through 21 at the Siena Center in Racine, Wisconsin
for our annual week of retreat. It was facilitated by Bishop Richard Sklba,
retired auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee.
Focusing on the theme “The Prophetic Call,” he guided us through
Scripture so that we could mirror our own lives, both as individuals and as a
community, in the lives of the biblical prophets. We were invited to ask ourselves the
questions that the prophets asked themselves: Who am I/are we in this day and
age?; Where do I/we find God today?; What are the signs of the times around
us?; How can I/we witness to God’s love in our present day world?
Above all, we learned that our prophetic call invites us to find
God every single day, including in situations not always of our liking and when
carrying out tasks not always of our choosing.
It was a privilege to enjoy the hospitality of the Racine
Dominicans who run the center, to be nourished by Bishop Sklba’s wisdom, and to
share for a few days as a community while some of our members experienced the cold
Wisconsin winter for their first time!
The following link will take you to an article of Bishop Sklba in
which he mentions the days we shared together, published shortly after our
retreat in the “Catholic Herald,” Milwaukee’s Archdiocesan paper. http://www.chnonline.org/herald-of-hope/bishop-richard-j-sklba
Thank you Bishop Sklba!
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