All Upcoming Events
Retreat - San Francisco
The San Francisco chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will hold their second retreat of 2024 at the Vallambrosa Retreat Center. All details, costs, and registration will be available on their landing page - HERE.
Questions? Please contact the local organizer, Ed Hopfner: HopfnerE@sfarch.org
Support Group - Kansas City
The Kansas City Chapter of the Life-Giving Wounds Support Group plans to meet once a month during the Fall of 2024. Here are the dates and topics:
August 13 - Blog Review and Discussion
September 10 - Movie Review Night
October 8 - Book Discussion
November 12 - Forgiveness Talk and Discussion
All meetings are 7:00-8:30 PM at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 12800 W 75th Street, Shawnee, KS.
Please register, https://forms.gle/a6k2rJQtQasWti7N8, so we have an idea of how many will be attending. We hope you will be able to join us for any/all of the events. All are welcome, so please pass along to others as well. *Participation in the retreat is not a prerequisite.
If you have questions, please let us know by emailing Jean beanbump@gmail.com
Retreat - Denver
The Denver chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host their Fall retreat at Annunciation Heights in Estes Park, CO, November 15-17, 2024. The retreat is open to residents of the Archdiocese of Denver, with others interested joining a waiting list. Cost is $175 (includes lodging, meals, and materials) or $225 for non-Denver residents.
Registration and all information is available here.
Questions? Please contact the local organizers: lgwdenverco@gmail.com
Keynote Talk by Dan at North Dakota State University
Life-Giving Wounds co-founder Dr. Daniel Meola will give a keynote address to college students at North Dakota State University, at the invitation of the St. Paul’s Newman Center at NDSU. Dan’s talk will focus on “finding freedom in forgiveness” among other topics. It will be followed by a Q&A session, a book signing, and fellowship with students.
Retreat - Evansville IL + Owensboro KY
The local Life-Giving Chapter will run a weekend retreat in collaboration with the Diocese of Evansville (IN) and the Diocese of Owensboro (KY). Registration and more information will be available closer to the event.
Questions: contact Danny May (Owensboro) at Danny.May@pastoral.org or Megan Knies (Evansville) at mknies@evdio.org
Retreat - Louisville
The Life-Giving Wounds traveling retreat team will run a launch retreat in Louisville, in collaboration with the Family Renewal Project and St. Louis Bertrand parish. Registration and more information will be available closer to the retreat date.
Questions? Contact the local organizers Donna (donna@familyrenewalproject.com) and Fr. John Baptist, OP (john.baptist.hoang@opeast.org).
Retreat - New Orleans
The Life-Giving Wounds traveling retreat team, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of New Orleans, will give a retreat June 6-8 at Notre Dame Seminary. Please see this website for details and registration: www.nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/2026-life-giving-wounds-retreat
Questions: please contact local organizer Chris O’Neill, coneill@arch-no.org
Retreat - Austin
The traveling retreat team of Life-Giving Wounds will run a launch retreat in collaboration with the Diocese of Austin, at the Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center. Registration and more information will be available closer to the retreat dates.
Questions? Contact local organizers Brian Egan (brian-egan@austindiocese.org) and Luisa de Poo (luisa-depoo@austindiocese.org).
Retreat - Wichita, KS
The Wichita chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host a retreat at the Spiritual Life Center. There is an option either to commute (no lodging) or to stay on site. Discounted rates are available for students and clergy/consecrated, by calling the Spiritual Life Center: 316-744-0167
All information, pricing, and registration can be found here.
For questions, please contact local organizer Jake Samour: samourj@catholicdioceseofwichita.org
Support Group - West Coast
A virtual support group will be held for people on the West Coast, starting on Thursday, October 10th and running weekly until Thursday, November 21st. All adult children of divorce are welcome to attend, whether or not you’ve yet attended a Life-Giving Wounds retreat.
Please visit the full description on the Archdiocese of San Francisco website for more details, to see the group leaders, and to register.
Support Group - Kansas City
The Kansas City Chapter of the Life-Giving Wounds Support Group plans to meet once a month during the Fall of 2024. Here are all the dates and topics:
August 13 - Blog Review and Discussion
September 10 - Movie Review Night
October 8 - Book Discussion
November 12 - Forgiveness Talk and Discussion
All meetings are 7:00-8:30 PM at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 12800 W 75th Street, Shawnee, KS.
Please register, https://forms.gle/a6k2rJQtQasWti7N8, so we have an idea of how many will be attending. We hope you will be able to join us for any/all of the events. All are welcome, so please pass along to others as well. *Participation in the retreat is not a prerequisite.
If you have questions, please let us know by emailing Jean beanbump@gmail.com