An
Opportunity to Reflect
Shellbourne is a conference center located in Valparaiso,
Indiana, that offers spiritual retreats to men and women separately.
The spiritual activities offered at Shellbourne Conference
Center are entrusted to Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature
of the Catholic Church.
Retreats at Shellbourne provide the opportunity to reflect
on the meaning of one’s everyday occupations, family
life and relationships with God and others, in light
of the basic truths of the Catholic faith. An atmosphere
of personal prayer and recollection is maintained during
the retreat.
Shellbourne retreats share with other
activities of Opus Dei the overall purpose of the
organization as described by the founder, Saint
Josemaria Escriva:
“The
purpose of Opus Dei is to foster the search for holiness
and the carrying out of the apostolate by Christians
who live in the world, whatever their state in life
or position in society. The Work of God was born
to help those Christians...to understand that their
life, just as it is, can be an opportunity for meeting
Christ: that it is a way of holiness and apostolate.
Christ is present in any honest human activity. The
life of an ordinary Christian, which to some people
may seem banal and petty, can and should be a holy
and sanctifying life.”
(Conversations
with Msgr. Josemaria Escriva, p. 60)
Besides scheduled
retreats for various groups, Shellbourne’s yearly
schedule includes professional conferences, seminars,
study weekends, evenings of recollection and other
programs for either men or women. Click on the links
above to obtain more information about retreats at
Shellbourne. |
