{"id":24470,"date":"2026-02-05T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24470"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:02:05","slug":"busy-persons-retreat-begins-feb-9-registration-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/02\/05\/busy-persons-retreat-begins-feb-9-registration-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy Person’s Retreat begins Feb. 9, registration now open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit Mercy’s Busy Person’s Retreat is a four-week retreat run in daily life. Registration is now open for the retreat, which begins Monday, Feb. 9<\/strong> and concludes on March 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The retreat is designed for those who may not be able to physically get away from life\/work for a few days and is held wherever you are, at your desk, in your car, in your dorm room, in your office, outside, etc.<\/p>\n

Each week there will be a theme and selection of materials to pray and reflect with. Participants will be assigned a spiritual companion to meet with once a week for about an hour. The spiritual companion serves as a guide through the retreat process.<\/p>\n

Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with others in the retreat for group spiritual direction, where they can reflect on their retreat experience and discuss their spiritual journey in a supportive setting.<\/p>\n

All retreat materials will be provided. After you register, you\u2019ll receive the materials along with a form to share your availability for the group meeting.<\/p>\n

The retreat is open to students, faculty, staff and administrators, and is free to all participants.<\/p>\n

The last day to register is Feb. 5 at 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, visit the University Ministry retreats website<\/a>\u00a0or for questions please contact Anna Lawler Bryson at lawleran@udmercy.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n

Register here.<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Take time for some self-care and to rest, reflect and pray at the Busy Person’s Retreat, which begins Feb. 9 and runs through March 6. The retreat is designed for those who may not be able to physically get away from life\/work for a few days and is held wherever you are, at your desk, in your car, in your dorm room, in your office, outside, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":24471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,4404],"tags":[7255,4931,3807,223,655],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/BPR-Winter-2026.jpg?fit=825%2C1068&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-6mG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24470"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24506,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24470\/revisions\/24506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}