Discipleship and Mission was a retreat led by Rev. Don Wester, May 21-25, 2024 at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center. Each participant was invited to examine and discover their unique path of discipleship. Three questions guided the reflections: What do we know? What would we like to know? Are we willing to be surprised by the Spirit?
Conference 1: Entering the Sacred Silence of Retreat
Conference 2: Qualities of a Disciple
Conference 3: Mission: What Does Jesus Want Me to Do?
Conference 4: Obstacles to Engaging in Mission
Conference 5: Gifts and Charisms
Conference 6: Be Disciples as a Community: Companions on the Journey
Conference 7: Change and Suffering: Major Ways to Become Enlightened and Purified
Conference 8: Discharge Orders: Beyond the Time of Retreat
Cost: Purchase an individual session of the retreat for $20 which gives you online access to the content for 30 days. Purchase the entire retreat (all 8 sessions) for $145 and you will have access to the content for 45 days.
Father Don Wester is a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO who holds a Doctorate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology. On June 30, 2024 he retired as Pastor of All Saints Catholic Church in St. Peters, after spending 23 of his 46 years as a priest in that parish. Father Wester is Lecturer of Homiletics at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and in known for writing the Sunday Scripture column in the St. Louis Review.