This retreat day will focus on balancing your mind, body and spirit through mindful movement appropriate for all fitness levels, breathing techniques, relaxation exercises, stress management strategies and self-reflection.

Join us for a weekly Centering Prayer circle in which 20 minutes is spent in Centering Prayer and the rest of the time in silence and contemplative conversation. All are welcome.

For mystics, love is nothing short of unleashing God on Earth.We will dive into the teachings of love mystics and explore how the teachings of radical love lead us to take bold and firm stances for justice as embodied by the lessons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Rabbi Abraham J. Heschel and Malcolm X.

For mystics, love is nothing short of unleashing God on Earth.We will dive into the teachings of love mystics and explore how the teachings of radical love lead us to take bold and firm stances for justice as embodied by the lessons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Rabbi Abraham J. Heschel and Malcolm X.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

Join us for a weekly Centering Prayer circle in which 20 minutes is spent in Centering Prayer and the rest of the time in silence and contemplative conversation. All are welcome.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

This is an opportunity to pause for mindfulness practice with a small group in a beautiful and peaceful setting on the Long Island Sound.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

This introductory day-program to Healing from the Core will provide you with skills for learning how to listen to the sacred text of your body’s wisdom and grow toward a greater sense of well-being and ease in your body.

Our monthly Centering Prayer circles consist of a 20 minute period of Centering Prayer, a brief meditative walk, a contemplative practice, silence and contemplative conversation. All are welcome.

This is an opportunity to pause for mindfulness practice with a small group in a beautiful and peaceful setting on the Long Island Sound.

Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.

Join us for a weekly Centering Prayer circle in which 20 minutes is spent in Centering Prayer and the rest of the time in silence and contemplative conversation. All are welcome.

During this weekend retreat, psychologist, author, retreat leader, playwright and founder of the Red Bird Foundation, Paula D'Arcy will offer a deeper understanding of what it means to truly open our hearts and our lives to love.

Walking the labyrinth is always very personal. It can be healing, centering, calming, reflective or prayerful. So come and experience the Mercy by the Sea labyrinth with a breathtaking view of Long Island Sound.

Join us for a weekly Centering Prayer circle in which 20 minutes is spent in Centering Prayer and the rest of the time in silence and contemplative conversation. All are welcome.

What is the nature of the mature woman? How can the winter season in its stillness, bareness and silence guide you into the interior life of the soul and teach you ways to step into the role of Wise Woman, Elder or Crone? The JourneyCircles™ Process provides the framework of the journey, and creates a sacred creative space to explore who you are now and who you are becoming in this season of your life.