and the women at the spiritual Cen-
ter of Maria stein, eight miles away
in Maria stein, ohio.
The collaborative retreats begin
separately with a meal on Friday
night, but then the men join the
women at the Maria stein Center
for prayer, scripture reading, table
discussion, and a social. on saturday morning the men return to the
Maria stein Center for a communal
breakfast, separate for a morning
session, and then come together for
Mass and lunch. They split up again
for afternoon sessions on discernment, and then the women join the
men at the st. Charles Center for social time. on sunday they are again
together at st. Charles for Mass and
lunch.
“The spiritual component of
being together gave a more holistic
view—a completion of perspective,”
smith says. “We’re man and woman
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in the world by nature and it gives
better strength and validity to my
own experience because i’m hear-
ing what someone different from
me brings to the table, which points
out the uniqueness from my own
experience which i bring. Hearing
the sharing from women discerning
and from women in ministry gives a
more complete image of the divine.”
Tanya Broerman has attended
the collaborative retreats for the
past three years, and her experience
illustrates the fact that taking part
in a discernment retreat does not
have to lead directly to entrance
