Diary of a Wannabe Monastic — Silent Retreat: Part Two

Photo by Thuyen Ngo on Unsplash

The following selections from my journal were written while I was attending my first ever seven day Ignatian silent retreat at a retreat center in Massachusetts. It was a dream of mine, for quite some time to attend one of these retreats…..As you will see, if you follow along…..It started out beautifully. Unfortunately, it would not remain that way….