The Mystery of Redemptive Suffering

Thank you for your interest in the Mystery of Redemptive Suffering retreat. The retreat schedule will include conferences presented by Fr. Jeffery Montz, common prayer, time for spiritual direction, self-reflection, and reconciliation. This retreat is silent – we ask that you please respect the silence while in and around the retreat center. This retreat’s theme is “The Mystery of Redemptive Suffering”; all conferences will revolve around this topic.

The retreat begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 4th, and ends with lunch on Sunday, September 6th. All meals and linens are provided. There are 30 guest rooms; each room includes a queen bed, a sleeper sofa, a private bath, and individual temperature control.

The minimum offering for this three-day retreat is $365.00 per person (single occupancy). A $75 per person non-refundable deposit is required to secure your reservation.

Meals and linens are provided. If you would like additional information on this retreat, please contact the captain listed or call the Retreat Center directly.

About the Presenter

Drawing upon Fr. Montz’s personal experience of the cross he hopes to give direction and encouragement to all who suffer.  St. John Paul II spoke of suffering as an intangible mystery. Yet it is a mystery we all face. Drawing upon Sacred Scripture, the wisdom of the saints, and Fr. Montz’s ongoing experience of brain cancer, he hopes to give hope and encouragement to all who endure the cross in its many manifestations. 

Reverend Jeffrey A. Montz, S.T.L. is a native of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He grew up in Chalmette, where he was involved from a young age in his home parish, Our Lady of Prompt Succor. The faithful witness of his parents helped to lead him to develop a personal relationship with God and to foster within him a sense of vocation to the priesthood from a young age. He attended Archbishop Hannan High School, and upon graduation, entered seminary formation at St. Joseph Seminary College.

After graduating from St. Joseph Seminary College in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Fr. Montz continued his seminary formation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, where he received a Masters of Divinity in 2008. That same year, Fr. Montz was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Following ordination, Fr. Montz served the Archdiocese as parochial vicar of three different parishes over the span of five years, with one year being spent part-time in the archdiocesan office of worship. In 2013, he was sent to Rome to pursue a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).

Having completed his licentiate in the summer of 2015, Fr. Montz joined the full-time faculty of Notre Dame Seminary, where he currently serves as spiritual director, assistant director of spiritual formation, and professor of theology.

Schedule

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The Mystery of Redemptive Suffering Retreat Sept 2026