
Life-Giving Wounds Retreat
March 21 @ 7:00 pm - March 23 @ 3:30 pm
Family Renewal Project is pleased to sponsor
the inaugural Life-Giving Wounds Retreat in Louisville
March 21-23, 2025
on the campus of St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church
1104 S 6th Street, Louisville, KY 40203
To register, please complete the form below.
Click HERE for a list of nearby hotel options.
Retreat Info:
No matter your age when it happened, the effects of your parents’ divorce or separation are deep and long-lasting. Life-Giving Wounds is a national ministry specifically for adults (18+) whose parents are divorced or separated — providing a unique opportunity for men and women who are the children of divorced or separated parents to give voice to their pain and experience Christ’s transformational healing, together with peers who know the challenges that broken homes cause.
On the retreat, participants will hear inspiring witness talks from fellow adult children of divorce; discuss their own experiences in compassionate peer-led small groups; receive many opportunities for prayer, the sacraments and more. The retreat will cover the following topics: grieving the loss, rediscovering our identity, recovering our faith, regulating our emotions, growing in virtue, striving for forgiveness, establishing boundaries, and more.
The chaplain for the Louisville retreat will be Fr. John Baptist Hoang, OP. Learn more about Father HERE.
Especially during the season of Lent, this retreat will be a great way to start or continue the journey of healing. Come for a greater understanding of the wound left by your parents’ divorce or separation, for advice concerning love and trust of others, and for an experience of Christ and community that will lead to greater self-understanding and healing.
The Louisville retreat will be held onsite at St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church (1104 S 6th Street; Louisville, KY 40203). This is a commuter retreat. Lodging is not provided. Click here for a list of nearby hotel options.
Life-Giving Wounds retreats are Catholic retreats and include sacraments (Eucharist and Confession) and Catholic spiritual practices such as the Divine Mercy Chaplet. At the same time, we try to make everyone feel welcome, regardless of their religious background. The key commonality of all retreatants is the pain of parental divorce or separation. For non-Catholics, we provide options of personal prayer times if individuals do not want to participate in a certain activity. And, if desired, retreat leaders can “walk through” the retreat with a non-Catholic in advance, to explain the different and possibly unfamiliar elements.
Click HERE for answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
DAILY SCHEDULE & BASIC OVERVIEW:
Friday, March 21 — 7pm – 9pm
Snacks & Drinks
Introductions / Overview / Opening Session
Saturday, March 22 — 8am – 8:30pm
(with optional social hour til 9:30pm)
Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner + Snacks & Drinks
Talks / Small Groups / Personal Time
Daily Mass, Adoration, & Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday, March 23 — 8am – 3:30pm
Breakfast & Lunch + Snacks & Drinks
Final Talks / Small Groups / Personal Time
Sunday Mass
COST:
Must be at least 18 years old
$175 per person
$125 for college students and missionaries
Daily meals, snacks, drinks, and all retreat materials are included in the cost.
Click here for a list of nearby hotel options.
If cost is a hardship, we have limited scholarship funds available; please complete the registration form accordingly.
REFUND POLICY:
Cancellations must be submitted in writing (via email to [email protected])
Notifications submitted before February 21, 2025 (1 month before the retreat) will be refunded 100% of amount already paid.
Notifications submitted between February 22 – March 7, 2025 will be refunded 50% of amount already paid.
No refunds will be issued after March 7, 2025.