- Retreat 2026
Seeking Holiness Through Work
Fr. Anthony Craig
Held January 23–25, 2026 at the Benedictine Monastery. Retreat director Fr. Anthony Craig spoke on encountering Christ daily in our work, the medical profession as a vocation, and the parable of the talents.
- Retreat 2025
Second annual retreat
Fr. Brian Fischer · with Bishop Daniel Felton
Our second annual retreat, again at Cragun's, January 24–26, 2025. Bishop Daniel drove from Duluth to join us in prayer, reflecting on the words that occur so often in the Gospels: "The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." Confession, adoration, and spiritual direction with Fr. Brian were, again, life-changing.
- Retreat 2024
Our first annual retreat
Fr. Brian Fischer
St. Raphael's Guild hosted its first-ever retreat, February 2–4, 2024, at Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake in the Brainerd area. Fr. Fischer — a hermit and skilled spiritual director — led a much-needed spiritual getaway of talks, Mass, individual spiritual direction, adoration, confession, and fellowship among Catholics in healthcare.