October 10 - October 17, 2025
$800

Encountering the Heart of Christ: An Ignatian Guided Retreat
Led by Fr. Ken Gavin, SJ
May 23-30, 2025
$800

In his most recent encyclical, Dilexit Nos (He Loved Us), Pope Francis writes: “The heart of Christ, as the symbol of the deepest and most personal source of his love for us, is the very core of the initial preaching of the Gospel. It stands at the origin of our faith, as the wellspring that refreshes and enlivens our Christian beliefs.” These inspiring words will serve as the core of this Ignatian retreat with its invitation to encounter the heart of Jesus in the Scriptures and help us
to embrace his loving presence in our everyday lives of prayer and service.

Led by Fr. Ken Gavin. Ken studied speech- language pathology at Northwestern University and then taught at Marquette University in Milwaukee, served as executive assistant to the Jesuit provincial (major superior), as president of Regis High School, and Provincial of the then New York Province of the Jesuits. Ken also served as the regional director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA in Washington, DC and later assistant international director of Jesuit Refugee Service in Rome. He has served on the NYC boards of Notre Dame High School and Brooklyn Jesuit Prep. 
In addition to pastoral work at several local Catholic parishes in Brooklyn, he works both as a retreat director and spiritual guide. He also volunteers assisting newly arrived migrants to apply for asylum in the U.S.