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Next week Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will host a Silent Day of Prayer titled, “Christian Mysticism: Moving to the Heart of the Matter.”

Joy Milos
Joy Milos

Led by Gonzaga University’s Sr. Joy Milos, the day will explore the journey of mysticism throughout the Christian tradition, and focus in on some medieval and modern mystics.

It will be Oct. 26 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. beginning with the Rosary, and will include two conferences, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a Mass, lunch, and conclude with Adoration. Cost is $38 per person, ($48 with the use of a private room for the day.)

Milos is a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet from the Albany, New York Province.  She has taught at Gonzaga for almost 30 years in the areas of Christian Spirituality and Systematic Theology.  In addition to teaching and student mentoring, Milos created and has worked in “Hearing God’s Voice,” a training program for spiritual directors at Gonzaga.

For information on the Day of Prayer call 448-1224.

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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