"FATHER, this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

 

Our work is dedicated to the spiritual formation of the laity. Our mission is to guide souls to an abundant life, which is life in Christ; so that through Him, they may have the freedom and courage to follow wherever He leads.

 

We envision a world where every person will know God and His Son Jesus Christ through personal, intimate, experiential encounter; through contemplative prayer, entering into a holy journey, living in Christ in the duties of daily life.

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NOVEMBER SATURDAY RETREAT

with Fr. Kyle Berens

DEATH, JUDGEMENT, HEAVEN AND HELL – Our source of hope and joy

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DEEPENING MY INTERIOR LIFE TO FOLLOW CHRIST WHEREVER HE LEADS

Adapted from spiritual formation lectures offered to seminarians at St. John Vianney Seminary during their Spirituality Year, this series of classes on deepening spiritual formation is for the laity, ages 21 and up, who feel an active call from Christ to follow him more closely and serve him actively in their daily life circumstances. These classes are also ideal for those who exercise leadership in the Church but desire deeper relational life with God.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Spiritual Direction

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. -Proverbs 19:20

Do you need spiritual direction or are you feeling called to become a spiritual director yourself?

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Classes

Spiritual formation in the way of the heart.

Knowledge is only power if it is used for its highest good. We have a lot of head knowledge, but the practical application in one’s life is the key to living completely from Him, with Him and in Him.
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Retreats

In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.- Luke 6:12

If Christ Jesus needed retreats, how much more do we? Retreats pull us out of the world for a time, and into communion with Him.
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Saint of the Day 

Listen to a lecture on the day’s saint 

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Baltimore Catechism
A 30-week series of lectures based on the New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No 2. A wonderful resource to learn about the foundational concepts of the faith.
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December 2024
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 1SOTD: Saints Campion, Foucald, Nahum and Simon of Cyrene
2SOTD: St. Bibiana, Prophet and Martyr3SOTD: St. Francis Xavier4SOTD: St. Peter Chrysologus and St. Barbara5SOTD: St. Sabbas6SOTD: St. Nicholas of Myra7SOTD: St. Ambrose8Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9SOTD: St. Juan Diego10Our Lady of Loreto11SOTD: St. Damasus123rd Sunday of Advent; Our Lady of Guadalupe13SOTD: St. Lucy1415Ember Wednesday of Advent
16SOTD: St. Eusebius of Vercelli17Ember Friday of Advent18Ember Saturday of Advent192021SOTD: St. Thomas,Apostle22
2324Various saints2526SOTD: St. Stephen2728SOTD: Holy Innocents29SOTD: St Thomas Becket
3031SOTD: Pope St. Sylvester  

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT IN IPSO:

As a Catholic Biblical School student, I thought my faith life had become as strong as possible. ….But what I have learned in just a few weeks of In Ipso classes with Father Chris Hellstrom has blown me away and left me yearning for more…

– KD

I can only thank God for this special ministry that In Ipso offers. I am no longer the same person that I was the first day that I walked into that retreat.

– Pam

Our world is in so desperate need of healing and these classes have given me the means for further healing in my own life and now the opportunity to invite healing to those around me.

– Ann

Father Armando was simply amazing. He speaks with the Power of God..... and helped me to understand that it is all about Him, not about me.

– Joe
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