{"id":11834,"date":"2024-06-27T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilian.org\/?p=11834"},"modified":"2024-06-27T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:00:30","slug":"bla-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilian.org\/en\/bla-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr. George Smith CSB Leads Basilian Lay Associates Retreat &#8211; Rochester, NY."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, 25 Basilian Lay Associates from Toronto, Rochester, and Windsor gathered at St. John Fisher University for a retreat led by Fr. George Smith CSB, Professor at SJFU, accompanied by Fr. Norman Tanck CSB, Fr. James O&#8217;Neill CSB,\u00a0and Fr. Kevin Mannara CSB. Fr. Smith&#8217;s presentation focused on the call to holiness, and the lessons of the Beatitudes\u00a0and the Good Samaritan as they apply to serving others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fr. Smith\u2019s presentation on the Papal documents, \u201cGaudete et Exultate,\u201d on the call to holiness and \u201cFratelli Tutti,\u201d on fraternity and social friendship and the relationship to the Beatitudes and the parable on the Good Samaritan brought new light to understanding and reinforcing our call to holiness and our call to serve one another. \u00a0Our time together was faith filled with prayer and Sacrament and we were blessed to renew friendships and make new acquaintances celebrating a time of faith, friendship, and laughter. We go forth now renewed and empowered to love and serve our Lord and one another.&#8221; &#8211; Marilyn Morrison, BLA from Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;George Smith anchored this special retreat time with his gifted charisma and knowledge of two papal documents, Gaudete et Exultate and Fratelli tutti. One could not help but personally experience exactly what Pope Francis is promulgating &#8211; our call to holiness and brotherhood. Praise God, now 25 of us are freshly fortified to spread the Word, in action. &#8221; &#8211; Marcia Bovenzi, BLA from Rochester.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-2048x1158.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BLA-group-825x466.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, 25 Basilian Lay Associates from Toronto, Rochester, and Windsor gathered at St. John Fisher University for a retreat led by Fr. 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