Directed and led by Fr Gerard Bradley and Fr Gerard Hatton 11 July - 21 July 2022. Please note - these dates are provisional as at November 2021.  

Beginning in the village of Ephraim, moving to Kiriat Yearim and concluding at the Sea of Galilee, this 12-day retreat repeats St Anselm's invitation "Come, insignificant man, fly for a moment from your affairs, escape the tumult of your thoughts… abandon yourself to God and rest a little in him” and perhaps give answer to Jesus, "What did you go out into the desert to see?"  Matt 11:7.  

Itinerary

Days 1 -4

Fly from Heathrow to Tel Aviv and drive to Ephraim in the Judaean hills of Palestine.

Reflective visits to Bethlehem, Jerusalem and a guided walk in the silence of the desert.

Day 4

Drive to the holy mountain of Kiriat-Yearim west of Jerusalem

Day 5 - 9

Core retreat

Day 9 - 12

Drive to stay at the Sea of Galilee

Day 12

Return flight from Tel Aviv to London