Journeying Beyond the Retreat: Integrating Your Retreat into Daily Life

Over the summer, many FOCUS missionaries participate in the Spiritual Exercises. After 8 days of silence and meditation, what's it like to enter back into the chaos of daily life? How can you let the graces you received on retreat bear fruit? Fr. Kevin Dyer, SJ, joins Jessica in this episode to give his advice for your spiritual life after you attend a retreat. Fr. Kevin and Jess discuss:

• Advice for people leaving a retreat in consolation, desolation, or tranquility
• Common temptations after a retreat
• Advice for integrating the graces received

Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., is a priest in the Society of Jesus and serves FOCUS as Senior National Chaplain. Fr. Dyer completed studies at St. Louis University and Boston College and was ordained in 2010. In 2019, he became a part-time FOCUS National Chaplain, and in 2022 he stepped into the role of Senior National Chaplain. In 2023, Fr. Dyer accepted an additional role in FOCUS as Vice President of Collegiate Outreach.  Fr. Dyer resides in Denver, Colorado.