Boston Seminarian's Retreat

I'm back from a 48 hour retreat with my brother Seminarians from Boston.  This is the one time during the year that men from all three seminaries in Boston (St John's, Blessed John and Redemtoris Mater) gather for an extended period of prayer, talks and social time.

To be honest, I was not particularly looking forward to this year's retreat.  Last year's retreat did not do much for me and actually put me off a bit because I could not find any common ground with my classmates in the other two seminaries. There were actually some derogatory remarks about the old guys.  This year was a completely different experience.

I found two classmates almost immediately and we had an extended talk with other men one afternoon.  We continued to touch base throughout the retreat.  The talks by the retreat leader were right on point for what I needed to hear.  My personal prayer was going well.  It was a good 48 hours.

I am now back in Hull, refreshed, recharged and ready to go.