Hope-Filled in a Wounded and Polarized World
With Sr. Betty Schumacher
August 8 - 10, 2025
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu
How do we live with hope in a world that is wounded, broken, scarred and polarized? What are the stories our culture and society continue to tell to justify the sufferings and injustice that so many people are experiencing? This retreat will provide an opportunity to explore ways to retell the stories in a different way so that our perceptions of one another have the potential to change how we relate to one another. We will also reflect upon the ways we are challenged to be a person of hope not only for ourselves, but also for others.
“We have the power to recreate both culture itself and our place within it.”
Leader
Sister Betty grew up in rural Idaho and entered the Monastery of St. Gertrude following graduation from high school. She received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Idaho. She completed graduate programs in counseling and pastoral ministry at Seattle University. She was a teacher and a principal in the Catholic school system in Idaho before going into parish ministry. She has worked in parishes in Idaho and Washington. Sr. Betty had facilitated a variety of retreats for RCIA groups, women’s spirituality groups, the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in Bellevue, WA, as well as facilitated…
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