We have fully resumed our operation. For information please contact RRC at office@desertrenewal.org.
Here is a list of retreat and renewal programs at the Redemptorist Renewal Center. The list includes programs that are directed or sponsored by RRC as well as hosted programs. Not included in this calendar are liturgical or para-liturgical services related to the Our Lady of the Desert Church.
For reservation of an RRC program, or to reserve rooms for an event, please complete our registration form and email it to office@desertrenewal.org. For deposit payment, there are various options. You can pay by cash, by check (payable to the Redemptorist Renewal Center), by credit card, or by PayPal online.
Event Calendar
2024 | ||
March 2024 | ||
2 | Desert Star | |
3-8 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
3-May 10 | Contemplative Study and Retreat Spring Sabbatical | |
4-8 | Korean Spiritual Academy | |
8-10 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
9 | Worthy of Love – A Serenity Retreat CANCELLED | |
9 | Christ the King Catholic Community: DMAFB | |
11 | Christ Child Society of Tucson | |
11-14 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
14-17 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
14-17 | UMC Mission Volunteer Training | |
18 | Santa Catalina Communion Ministry | |
18-20 | Redemptorist Alumni Gathering – CANCELLED | |
19-24 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
20-22 | Ignatian Solidarity Network | |
22-24 | Brophy College Preparatory – RCIA Retreat – CANCELLED | |
23 | Be Yourself! – A Serenity Retreat | |
23 | Grace Community Church Alpha Retreat | |
April 2024 | ||
1-5 | MCSTNJ Sisters | |
2-5 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) CANCELLED | |
3-9 | Spiritual Retreat – CANCELLED | |
5-7 | SRF – Phoenix | |
6 | Christian Spirituality: CANCELLED | |
6 | Running Away – A Serenity Retreat | |
7 | Chi Nei Tsang | |
7-12 | ECC – Deeper in Christ | |
7 | Grief Share Support Group Sundays 2 pm-4 pm (13 weeks) | |
7-19 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction III & IV | |
12-15 | JVC Silent Retreat | |
15-19 | Two Spokane Priests | |
17-19 | The Diocese of Western Anglicans – CANCELLED | |
19-22 | ECC Coaching, Peer Mentoring, Spiritual Direction | |
19-20 | St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center | |
20 | Soul-Centered Music as Prayer – A Serenity Retreat | |
22-25 | Grand Canyon Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
23-25 | Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church | |
24-26 | The Diocese of Western Anglicans | |
25-29 | AZ Narrative Enneagram Association – CANCELLED | |
26-28 | Contemplative Intensive Retreat | |
26-28 | Potter’s Wheel Retreat | |
29-May 3 | OCP Artists Collective Retreat | |
May 2024 | ||
1-2 | Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical | |
3-5 | Casas Adobes UCC | |
3-6 | New Roads Silent Retreat | |
4 | Seeing God in the Ordinary: Cultivating an attitude of contemplation | |
6 | Santa Catalina Parish Social Awareness and Justice Ministry | |
6-10 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
9-13 | Oakford Dominican Sisters | |
10-12 | Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry | |
11 | If Only: Healing Regrets – Serenity Retreat | |
11 | Tucson Benedictine Oblates | |
12-15 | JVC Silent Retreat | |
16-19 | ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
18 | Grace Community Church Alpha Group | |
18 | Oro Valley Church of Nazarene | |
20-24 | North American CSsR Formation Student Gathering | |
22-Jun 2 | Nine Gates Program | |
24-27 | Center for Spiritual Imagination | |
25 | Chasing and Conquering Illusions | |
25-Jun 2 | Come and Pray/Partners in Mission | |
28-Jun 1 | UMC Retried Clergy Retreat | |
June 2024 | ||
2-9 | Sisters Eight-Day Retreat – Spanish and English | |
3 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
8 | Lost Without Love – Serenity Retreat | |
9-15 | Ward Method of Music Instruction | |
10-14 | Missionaries of Faith Priests | |
14-16 | Movimiento Familiar Cristiano | |
21-24 | Transcendental Meditation of Tucson | |
22 | Hope Sees the Invisible – A Serenity Retreat | |
29 | Return of Codependent Crazies – Serenity Retreat | |
July 2024 | ||
21-Aug. 23 | Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
24-27 | DoT: Vocation Office – CANCELLED | |
29 | St. Ambrose Catholic School | |
29-Aug1 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
August 2024 | ||
3 | Summer Study for Adults | |
10 | Summer Study for Adults | |
17 | Summer Study for Adults | |
19-23 | Salvatorian Retreat | |
23-25 | HDSA Phoenix Chapter | |
24 | Summer Study for Adults | |
26-29 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
29-Sep 1 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat | |
31 | Summer Study for Adults | |
September 2024 | ||
3-5 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
4-15 | Nine Gates Program | |
6-8 | Love the Master Retreat | |
7 | Wisdom: A Spirituality of Balance Retreat | |
13-15 | Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry | |
14 | Boundaries for Better Relationships – A Serenity Retreat | |
15-20 | CSsR Denver Province Chapter | |
16-18 | DoT: Mentoring Program CANCELLED | |
19-22 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat CANCELLED | |
20-26 | CSsR Denver Province EPC | |
21 | Desert Star | |
23-27 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat | |
27-29 | Parenting from the Heart | |
27-29 | Transcendental Meditation of Tucson | |
30-Oct. 4 | Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix | |
October 2024 | ||
4-6 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
6-11 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
6-Dec. 13 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
11-13 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
11-13 | Parenting from the Heart – CANCELLED see Sep 27-29, 2024 | |
11-13 | RV Ministry – CANCELLED | |
13-18 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
15-17 | Provincial Santa Fe Meeting | |
18-20 | Ignatian Retreat | |
21-25 | DoP: Priest Retreat – CANCELLED see May 6-10, 2024 | |
25-27 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
26 | Be True to Yourself! – A Serenity Retreat | |
27-30 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
30- Nov 1 | Aging Workshop | |
November 2024 | ||
1-2 | Tacheria – Wisdom Way Alumni Retreat | |
1-3 | Oasis at Rita Ranch | |
1-3 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
2 | Via de Dios | |
3 | Donor Network of Arizona | |
3-4 | DoT: Catholic School Principals Retreat | |
4-6 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) | |
7-10 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
8-12 | Christian Life Community – E | |
11-14 | Vista UMC Lectionary Women’s Retreat | |
14-18 | Vietnamese Christian Life Retreat | |
18-22 | Diocese of Las Cruces: Priest Retreat | |
22-25 | CSJ Associate Retreat – CANCELLED | |
22-24 | OCDS (Order of Carmelites Discalced Secular | |
29-Dec 2 | Transcendental Meditation of Tucson | |
30-Dec 1 | Tacheria | |
December 2024 | ||
2-4 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
5-8 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
8-15 | Rohatsu | |
13-15 | Wisdom’s Way Interfaith Spirituality School | |
20-22 | Transmittal Convivence | |
2025 | ||
January 2025 | ||
5-10 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
14-16 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering | |
16-18 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
18, 24-30 | Wheaton Franciscans | |
19-24 | LCWR Leading from Within Retreat | |
23-24 | AZ Prayer of Christian Unity | |
24-30 | Wheaton Franciscans | |
25 | Forgiveness & the Power to Heal – A Serenity Retreat | |
26-31 | Ignatian Wisdom Fellows | |
27-30 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
31-Feb 1 | Casas Adobes UCC | |
31-Feb 3 | Center Spiritual Imagination | |
February 2025 | ||
2-14 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction I & II | |
3-7 | Bethany Fellowships | |
6-9 | Sacred Sorrows | |
7-14 | Esoteric Yoga | |
12-16 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
15-20 | Jesuits Conference | |
17-19 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
20-25 | Wisdom School Retreat | |
25-27 | Desert Southwest UMC Annual Gathering – CANCELLED | |
27-Mar 2 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
March 2025 | ||
2-May 9 | Spring Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
4-7 | Vatican Observatory Foundation Board | |
4-9 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
8 | St. Thomas the Apostle Alpha Retreat | |
13-16 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
15 | Society Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC) | |
16-21 | ECC: Deeper in Christ Retreat | |
18 | Santa Catalina Communion Ministry | |
20-24 | The Narrative Enneagram – CANCELLED | |
21-23 | SRF: Phoenix | |
24-28 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat | |
28-30 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
30-April 11 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction III & IV | |
April 2025 | ||
11-14 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
13 | Chi Nei Tsang Retreat | |
22 | Academy for Spiritual Formation (AZ) | |
22-24 | Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | |
25-27 | DoT: Ongoing Formation | |
29 – May 11 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
May 2025 | ||
2 | DoT: Common Formation Program | |
12-15 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
22-25 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
26-30 | CSsR Denver Superior Meeting | |
30-Jun 5 | CSsR Denver Province EPC Meeting | |
June 2025 | ||
1-8 | Sisters’ Eight-Day Retreat | |
9-12 | Carmelite Regional Conference | |
15-21 | Unification Committee for CSsR New Province | |
July 2025 | ||
19-Aug 3 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
20-Aug. 22 | Summer Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2025 | ||
14-17 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat | |
24-29 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
September 2025 | ||
3-14 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
15-17 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
18-21 | Black Catholic Theological Symposium | |
22-26 | Gallup Diocese Priest Retreat – CANCELLED | |
26-28 | Ignatian Retreat | |
28-Oct 5 | CSsR Denver Province: Praesidium and Province Retreat | |
October 2025 | ||
5-Dec. 12 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
5-10 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
5-10 | CSsR Denver Province: EPC Meeting | |
12-17 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
17-19 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
20-24 | Vincentians of Western Province | |
20-24 | Diocese of Phoenix: Priests Retreat – CANCELLED | |
24-26 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
27-31 | Diocese of Las Cruces: Priests Retreat | |
31-Nov 4 | Vietnamese Christian Life (English) | |
November 2025 | ||
2-3 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
3-5 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
6-9 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
10-13 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
13-17 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community | |
20-23 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Retreat | |
December 2025 | ||
1-3 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
3-14 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
2026 | ||
January 2026 | ||
4-9 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
8-10 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
12-16 | Vatican Observatory Foundation ACME | |
18-23 | LCWR / Leading From Within Retreat | |
26-28 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arizona | |
28-Feb 1 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
February 2026 | ||
1-13 | HSSD 2026 – Week I & II | |
2-6 | Bethany Fellowships | |
9-11 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
14-17 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
18-22 | AGPIM | |
22-24 | AJCU Conference on Pastoral, Theological and Ministerial Ed | |
24-26 | Desert Southwest Conference UMC/Board of Ordained Ministry | |
March 2026 | ||
1-May 8 | Spring 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
3-8 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
9-13 | Diocese of Gallup | |
12-16 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community (Viet) – CANCELLED | |
13-15 | SRF Phoenix | |
16-19 | Kairos Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
19-22 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
22-27 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
23-27 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat – CANCELLED | |
29-Apr 10 | HSSD 2026 – Week III & IV – CANCELLED | |
April 2026 | ||
9-11 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
16-19 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
19-May 1 | HSSD 2026 – Week III & IV | |
30-May 3 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
May 2026 | ||
4-8 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
10-15 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
20-31 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
June 2026 | ||
July 2026 | ||
19-Aug 21 | Summer 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2026 | ||
20-23 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Retreat | |
30-Sep 4 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
September 2026 | ||
8-10 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
9-20 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
21-25 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat – CANCELLED | |
27-Oct 4 | CSsR Denver Province: Electoral Chapter | |
October 2026 | ||
4-Dec 11 | Fall 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
4-9 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
9-11 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
11-16 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
16-18 | COTL Catholic Community | |
19-23 | Diocese of Phoenix: Priests Retreat – CANCELLED | |
23-25 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2026 | ||
1-2 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
2-4 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
5-8 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
12-16 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community – (Viet) | |
19-22 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
30-Dec 2 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
December 2026 | ||
3-6 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
2027 | ||
January 2027 | ||
3-8 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
17-22 | LCWR: Leading from Within Retreat | |
24-29 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
31-Feb 12 | HSSD 2027 Weeks I and II | |
February 2027 | ||
1-5 | Bethany Fellowships | |
10-14 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
23-25 | DSW UMC Board of Ordained Ministry | |
March 2027 | ||
4-7 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
7-May 14 | Spring 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
8-12 | Diocese of Gallup | |
15-20 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat – CANCELLED | |
28 – April 9 | HSSD Weeks III and IV | |
April 2027 | ||
May 2027 | ||
3-7 | Diocese of Phoenix: Priest Retreat | |
June 2027 | ||
July 2027 | ||
18 – August 27 | Summer 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2027 | ||
September 2027 | ||
October 2027 | ||
3-Dec 11 | Fall 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
8-10 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
29-31 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2027 | ||
1-3 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
4-7 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
7-8 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
18-23 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community – (Viet) | |
December 2027 | ||
2028 | ||
January 2028 | ||
30-Feb 11 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction I & II | |
February 2028 | ||
16-20 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
22-24 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering | |
March 2028 | ||
5-May 12 | (Spring) Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
16-20 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community (Viet) – CANCELLED | |
26-Apr 7 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction III & IV | |
April 2028 | ||
May 2028 | ||
June 2028 | ||
July 2028 | ||
August 2028 | ||
September 2028 | ||
October 2028 | ||
1-Dec 8 | (Fall) Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
27-29 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2028 | ||
5-6 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
16-20 | Vietnamese Christian Life | |
December 2028 | ||
2029 | ||
January 2029 | ||
February 2029 | ||
14-18 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
March 2029 | ||
April 2029 | ||
May 2029 | ||
June 2029 | ||
July 2029 | ||
August 2029 | ||
September 2029 | ||
October 2029 | ||
November 2029 | ||
4 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
December 2029 | ||