What Participants are saying about their Called Back to the Well experience:

• “Thank you for reconnecting me to my soul”
• “Recommended for shepherds who have gotten lost trying to find the sheep.”
• “The desert quiet, beauty and space provide an effective setting for gentle stirrings of the soul. Thank you for an opportunity to receive meaning deeper than words.”
• “I see now why this is called Called Back to the Well.'  I can talk things out with a therapist or a counselor, but I don't get to the deep issues or experience a deep connection like I do with this.”
• “This is the most in-depth and worthwhile retreat experience I have had during my time in ministry.”
• “You will leave changed.”
• “I went to the desert and was refreshed – my thirst was quenched!”
• “This should be required for all clergy.”
• “The wisdom of the desert mothers and fathers is as relevant today as it was centuries ago: flee, be silent and pray and your soul will be restored.”
• “Worthy of time and risk. This was a place to gain a vital second wind.”
• “The experience of being enfolded in silence over a period of days and nights has refreshed my soul; the water in the deep well of my being is clearer now, and filling once again.”
• “Turn off your computer. Put away your calendar and cell phone. Few things can be more important to you than what you will find here.”
• “ My time with the group and you and Fr. Fran knocked my socks off! My soul feels broadened and deepened.”