"I will lead you to the desert,
and I will speak to your heart"

Hosea 2.10

A Work of Prayer

Catholic Solitudes is a work of contemplative prayer, a prayer of the heart. Encountering the Person of Jesus is the center of our life. It is a mission for today’s world, darkened by sin and suffering, yet brightened by faith and hope in Jesus. Rooted in the tradition of the Catholic Church through great figures such as Charles de Foucauld and Thomas Philippe (Co-founder of L’Arche) and faithful to the Church’s Magisterium, Catholic Solitudes desires to respond to Pope John Paul II’s call for a new evangelization. To people of today, especially to youth, we extend a challenge to discover through the heart "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" hidden in Jesus Christ (Col. 2,2). This is the goal of Catholic Solitudes.

We accomplish this work of prayer in surroundings of nature and solitude. Since the earliest times of Christianity, solitude and the experience of the "desert" have been valued as settings for contemplative prayer. Likewise today a solitary setting in natural surroundings can be helpful for those who want to deepen the life of the heart.

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