The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) is a
transforming nine month retreat experience in everyday life.

SEEL PUGET SOUND IS NOW AT FULL CAPACITY for 2023-2024

 You are invited to join a free book group starting in January 2024- see below!

 

Dear Seeker,

Thank you for your interest in our SEEL retreat and we will be accepting applications for our 2024-2025 year in early spring of 2024.

In early 2024, SEEL is hosting a book group that engages with the Spiritual Exercises through the lens of social justice. This book group is on-line and will meet six times once a month for 90 minutes to discuss The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times by Dean Brackley SJ. The orientation is on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 6:30-8pm. The other sessions are Feb 1, Mar 7, Apr 4, May 2 and Jun 6). There is NO charge for this session. For more information please email us at info@seelpugetsound.org.

We also invite you to visit the offerings of an organization that we work closely with.  The Ignatian Spirituality Center at Ignatian Spirituality Center (ignatiancenter.org)  has many fine Ignatian offerings.

May your spiritual journey bring you back to our website in Spring 2024 to apply to our SEEL retreat program! Wishing you every blessing on the path,

Lisa Dennison, Executive Director  |   Terri LePenske, Seattle Lead  |   Mary Gorman, Tacoma Lead

Mission statement: The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) invites us into an intimate relationship with God that integrates prayer into our daily lives, infuses us with a prophetic spirit and impels us to follow Jesus’ call to work for peace, justice and love in the world.

The SEEL retreat is offered annually from September to May. The retreat invites you to:

  • Develop a commitment to daily prayer – an hour a day is ideal
  • Meet with a spiritual director twice a month for an hour
  • Come together with other retreatants one Saturday morning a month either in-person at St. Joseph Church (Seattle) or over zoom (TBD). There will always be an on-line option for those outside our region.

Those who benefit most from SEEL have:

  • An openness to spiritual growth and personal transformation
  • An established habit of prayer/meditation and desire to deepen their prayer
  • A desire to be reflective, seek God in all things, and to draw nearer to Jesus becoming a ‘contemplative in action’

Link to APPLICATION FORM for SEEL 2023

Spiritual Exercises

St. Ignatius began writing the Spiritual Exercises beginning in 1522 at Manresa, Spain in response to a deeper understanding of his own experience of consolation and desolation. The Exercises are the foundational formation for every Jesuit but has also transformed countless seekers for nearly 500 years.
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits in the 1500s, had a conversion experience as he was healing from a wound sustained in battle. He moved from seeking power and prestige to seeking God in all things and following the life-giving way of Jesus.

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SEEL Retreat

SEEL Retreats consist of nine monthly retreat mornings and include several presentations, quiet prayer time and small faith-sharing group time. Your attendance is very important to help ground you in the Spiritual Exercises and receive support in your individual spiritual journey.

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