Spirituality and The Arts

The Letter : An Intimate Pilgrimage

With Cheryl Johnson and Tim Oberholzer

October 27 - 31, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
On this pilgrimage we will accompany each other on this personal road to Emmaus.  We will begin by finding one “person” (family member, friend, colleague, Saint, God, pet, tree, animal, house, strangers within and without, etc) with whom we will explore on pilgrimage. We will address our letters to this person.  By the end of our pilgrimage, each retreatant will leave with a stack of letters.  Perhaps, ready for mailing or for storing or for continuing the journey.  Each day we will explore a variety of ways to write these letters--expressing gratitude, forgiveness, discord, healing—whatever surfaces and asks for attention.