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Christine Geretychristinestmonica.netDirector, Spiritual Care & Engagement
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Welcome to the Spirituality Center at St. Monica Catholic Community! We are glad you are here with us. The Center opened in August of 2021 through the vision and leadership of the late Fr Dave Ayotte. The Center exists to provide opportunities for individuals to deepen their relationship with Christ through a variety of experiences based on Catholic spirituality.
Discover New Ways to Deepen Your Relationship with Christ
Important Dates:
♦ Monthly Spiritual Direction: Currently Accepting Applications
♦ Spiritual Chats: Available upon request, please email [email protected]
♦ Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL): Registration for 2025-26 are now closed.
♦ Giving The Exercises (GTE): Coming back in Fall 2026!
Healing Your Soul: Fall Three-Part Series and a One-Day Retreat!
What People Are Saying About Healing Your Soul:
Healing Your Soul Fall Retreat
I have been attending Dr. DiPaolo’s ‘Healing Your Soul’ for the past year and love the sessions. Each time, I come away with a renewed sense of grace that provides me with a set of tools for my day-to-day. Whether there is a specific theme or a reading, I enjoy the connection and fellowship Dr. DiPaolo facilitates.
Keith T.
Dr. DiPaolo creates a space of love, clarity and community. This environment is a safe space for every part of us to be seen and heard. Healing happens in the quiet moments of prayer, reflection, and meditation. It’s in this space that the soul can illuminate and remind us of who we truly are. Your saddened parts feel held, and God does the healing. Healing Your Soul is exactly that – Healing Your Soul. It may not happen all at once, but if you are willing, open and consistent, no matter what stage of life you’re in, God will hold your hand as you peel back the different layers of yourself.
Megan D.
Dr. Michael DiPaolo and the Healing Your Soul program have helped me to grow emotionally and spiritually and gain a better understanding of the many parts of me. These gatherings have provided a space to develop tools to manage difficult and sometimes challenging life circumstances and have led to the healing of some difficult relationships. I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had to connect with this program and the small group format, and I look forward to continuing to grow in knowledge of my core self (Imago Dei).
Lynn K.
Healing Your Soul Fall 2025 Series:
Come As You Are: A Sacred Space for Healing
This fall, you're invited into a sacred rhythm of soul care—a time to breathe deeply, listen inward, and encounter God’s healing presence. Healing Your Soul returns with our fall series, Come As You Are: A Sacred Space for Healing.
The series includes a three-part Monthly Gathering designed to help you reconnect with your inner world and the still, loving voice of God. Through gentle prayer, reflection, and a blend of faith and inner work, each session offers space to bring your whole self—yes, even the messy parts.
Monthly Gatherings | Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
St. Monica Spirituality Center
September 10 – The Noise Without, The Stillness Within
November 12 – The Wounds We Carry, The Mercy We Meet
December 10 – The Darkness We Hold, The Light That Is Coming
Each evening offers a sacred pause—space to slow down, reflect, and gently tune in to the parts of you that long to be seen. You’ll be guided through a contemplative blend of presentation, quiet reflection, and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-inspired practices to help you experience God’s presence more intimately. RSVP to Christine at [email protected] or 310-566-1531.
One-Day Retreat | October 11
This in-person retreat invites you into deeper stillness and sacred exploration. You’ll get to know your internal family of parts—those aspects of you that carry burdens, protect, or feel unseen—and learn how to meet them with compassion. Through meaningful teaching, guided meditations, and unhurried personal space, you’ll reconnect with your core self and the healing presence of God. Inspired by Romans 12, we’ll honor the hidden, tender parts of our inner world and create room for transformation.
REGISTRATION COMING SOON! Questions? Contact Christine at [email protected] or 310-566-1531.Levanté with Fr. Michael Fish, OSB, Cam.
Levanté 4 Is Now Available!!
St. Monica is so excited to offer our community opportunity to find out more about Fr. Michael Fish's Levanté Retreats! Fr. Michael, a retreat master and beloved speaker at St. Monica, has created an innovative video retreat series that can be done at home, inspired by his most recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago.
Fall 2025
Online HERE
Upcoming Levanté 1 Retreats
September 4-17
October 2-15
November 6-19
Upcoming Levanté 2 Retreats
September 4-17
October 2-15
November 6-19
Upcoming Levanté 3 Retreats
September 11-24
October 23-November 5
Upcoming Levanté 4 Retreats
September 20-October 10
October 23-November 5More about Levanté
Levanté focuses on how simple everyday events hold valuable lessons for living life in the “now.” Retreatants will learn how viewing each day as a separate, distinct experience can reveal simple, easily overlooked opportunities for us to live more fully in the present and in the presence of the Divine. And Michael's remarkable gift of storytelling and metaphor to show us how these experiences can hold the key to opening our hearts!
Currently there are three Levanté Retreats. Both are stand-alone retreats that include five unique sections, each focusing on a different "day." You can do the Levanté Retreats in any order (e.g., you can do Levanté 2 before Levanté 1, or Levanté 3 before Levanté 1).
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