Falling Upward

With Chuck Tacke

February 17 - 21, 2027

Date and Time Details: February 17, Wednesday - Sunday, February 21, 2027
Arrive between 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
Supper is served at 5:30 pm.
The first session begins at 7:00 pm.
The final session will conclude before 11:30 am.
Depart at 1:00 pm after midday dinner.

Location: Spirit Center

Address: 465 Keuterville Rd, Cottonwood, ID 83522, USA

Contact: Melissa England
Mengland@stgertrudes.org
208-962-2002

  • Single Occupancy – $660.00
  • Shared Occupancy – $1,160.00
  • Commuter – $220.00

The suggested donation is the minimal amount needed to help us meet expenses. Those blessed with more may wish to contribute more and those who have less may give less.


This retreat is designed for those who are seeking an update on their spiritual lives.  Everything seems to be needing to be updated. Phones, computers, cars, clothes, homes. We invest much of our life and treasure in updating our material life. When was the last time you spent time updating your spiritual life?

These four days will focus on what it means to have a spiritual life that meets the moment of
where you are. Richard Rohr coined the term of Falling Upward. He has written and spoken
extensively on the second half of life. The focus of these four days will be to unpack and sit with
some of these spiritual truths.

The gift of this retreat will be to sit with other sojourners, listen to their stories, unpack your own
stories, and build a community of people that are seeking growth. If you know Richard Rohr this
retreat is for you. If you don’t know Richard Rohr this retreat is for you.
Please join myself and the Benedictine Community in Cottonwood. Together we can
embrace the most common phrase in the Bible. “Be not Afraid.” And maybe, just possibly, we
can fall Upward.

About the Leader

Chuck Tacke

Chuck taught Theology, Psychology, and History at Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho for over 25 years.  He grew up on the Camas Prairie (Cottonwood area).  He comes from a large family and had two aunts who were members of the Monastery of St. Gertrude.  He currently lives in Boise and is married to […]

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