Carondelet Retreat and Conference Center’s inviting surroundings furnish a peaceful and tranquil environment where people of all faiths can pray, reflect and meditate. Carondelet Center creates an atmosphere for life-long learning, personal growth, the arts and spirituality. Our Lady of the Presentation Chapel welcomes retreats groups for communal worship and silent meditation by arrangement. A classic 11-circuit labyrinth, in the style of the Chartres cathedral, is open available to visitors on the grounds of Carondelet Center.

Carondelet Center hosts many events sponsored by Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality. Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality explores the spiritual dimensions of contemporary life for women and men through retreats, spiritual spas, along with labyrinth walks and workshops. For more information please contact Wisdom Ways at 651-696-2788 or visit their website.  Wisdom Ways publishes a a biannual brochure of their upcoming events.

    The Hedgerow Initiative highlights the scholarship of women who since the 1950's have worked
to reclaim women's presence and significance in scripture, church history, theology and culture. 
    The Initiative takes its name from the hedgerow schools in Ireland that kept alive the
 language, faith, culture and community of the people during the time of the British penal codes. 
See Hedgerow Initiative for more information. 

Labyrinth

Experience an ancient walking meditation by walking the outdoor 77-foot diameter replica of the labyrinth in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres in France.  Several other canvas labyrinths are also offered for church or congregational events. Visit Wisdom Ways website for more  information.

The Sisters of St. Joseph Ministries Foundation

Through its six primary ministries and related programs, the Sisters’ passion and influence are working small miracles everyday from the Twin Cities to the far corners of the world, through a human network of help, hope and healing.

The Sisters of St. Joseph have been building networks of help and hope throughout the world for more than 350 years. In Minnesota, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province, built the first schools and hospitals where there were none. Today, the Sisters’ network of programs reaches out to new immigrants and refugees and those who are sick, homeless, abused –the people made invisible because of their lack of resources –as well as spiritual seekers from all walks of life. To learn more visit the Ministries Foundation  website. 

Celeste's Dream: Spirituality Center for Young Adults Nourishing Spirit and Inspiring Social Action      Celeste's Dream is a  ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.  Rooted in the Catholic, Christian faith, we welcome people from all spiritual traditions.  We offer young adults 20-35  years old an opportunity to integratetheir education, values, spirituality, and work. We also offer programs for high school and college students.

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