Fr. Rob Kroll Retreat
June 14 @ 5:00 pm - June 16 @ 12:00 pm
June 14-16, 2024 at Marywood Retreat Center
Source and Summit: the Eucharist and Catholic Spirituality.
The five sessions explore 1) the Scriptural roots of the Eucharist; 2) the Mass as a sacrifice; 3) the Mass as Communion (meal/banquet language explored here); 4) the wisdom of key saints known for their devotion to the Eucharist; 5) living the Eucharist in daily life (having received the Body of Christ we must be the Body of Christ).
A summary of this theme: The Second Vatican Council famously called the Eucharist the “source and summit” of the Christian life. Yet many Catholics no longer attend Mass, and recent surveys reveal a lack of understanding even among Catholics of the nature of this precious gift that Jesus bequeathed to the Church. In light of the three-year Eucharistic Revival in the United States which culminates in the National Eucharistic Congress in July 2024, Fr. Rob Kroll, SJ will explore the significance of the Eucharist for the lives of Catholics.
The event is compelling for participants due to its focused exploration of the Eucharist, including its Scriptural roots, sacrificial nature, communal aspects, insights from Eucharistic saints, and practical application in daily life. The connection to the ongoing Eucharistic Revival in the United States, along with the involvement of Fr. Rob Kroll, SJ, adds timeliness and credibility to the event, making it a valuable opportunity for attendees to deepen their understanding and connection to the central tenet of Catholic spirituality.
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him!” – Psalms 34:8
Autobiography of Fr. Rob Kroll, S.J:
Fr. Rob Kroll was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the third of four children of Richard and Mary Jane Kroll. He eventually received a BS degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service in 1987, and entered the Society of Jesus. In 1989, he spent one year in the Jesuit Humanities Program at Creighton University in Omaha, then three years of philosophy and theology studies at Centre Sevres, the Jesuit school in Paris. He performed full-time ministry Marquette High School, his alma mater, for three years before finishing a MDiv degree in 1999 at Weston Jesuit in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ordained a priest, spending another five years at Marquette High as a teacher and coach. He completed Jesuit formation (tertianship) in Sydney, Australia in 2005, pronouncing final vows in 2006. He was a pastor on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from 2005-07, He was associate director at Demontreville retreat house from August 2007 to August 2010. In May 2012, he obtained a Master’s in clinical psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, a Catholic graduate school located in Arlington, Virginia. Since July 2012, he has been the local superior at Creighton Prep in Omaha, Nebraska. Since 2018 I’ve been the Director of Spiritual Formation at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee.
Reservations Requested. Please call Brianna at 904-436-6592