The Way Retreat

The Way is the path to take to find answers to these and many other questions for which your heart, mind, body, and soul have been searching. This is where your healing journey begins. These three days of guided meditations and prayer crafted around the Stations of the Cross will show you the steps Christ took to overcome dread, confusion, deep hurt, betrayal and anger not only for his experience of abuse – which culminated in his death on the cross and new life in the Resurrection – but for your abuse as well. You can choose to walk The Way with him, learn his ways, transform your pain and suffering into a new life, the life God has always wanted for you but that the sins of another has disfigured in countless ways.

A new Trauma Recovery Support Group for survivors of trauma will begin the week of October 14, 2024, and run through the week of December 14, 2024. The goal of the Support Group is to help improve your day-to-day functioning and live effectively in the present. This group will provide opportunities for learning new tools to address difficult emotions, internal conflict, and cognitive distortions. Registration is open until October 1, 2024, and the group is limited to 10 participants. If you have recently experienced a life-altering event or are a survivor of traumatic childhood events, this group may be beneficial for you.

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Retreat Leaders:

• Jeannine Marino, the archdiocese’s Secretary of Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns, holds a Doctorate in Canon Law from Catholic University of America and has worked at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle as the Director of Religious Education. She worked for 10 years at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as staff to the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis and the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance.
• Pamela Harris is the Assistant Secretary of Pastoral Ministry & Social Concerns for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. In her role as Assistant Secretary Pamela, or Pam, oversees the Discipleship Team of Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns. The ministries include Young Adult and Campus Ministry, CYO, and Family Life. She is a native of Richmond, VA. Pam began her ministerial work with the Diocese of Richmond, VA, November 17, 2008. She relocated to Columbus, OH to work for the Diocese of Columbus as Director of Ethnic Ministries. Pam is a member of St. Joseph-Largo Catholic Church. Her parish ministries include social justice, liturgy, RCIA, youth and young adult ministry. She is a member of the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Sr. Thea Bowman Court 364, Archdiocese of Washington Sisters in the Spirit, and she is a Dominican Sisters of Peace Associate. Pam has a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Leo University through the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Institute. As a LEMI graduate Pam is a certified Lay Ecclesial Minister for the Diocese of Richmond. Pam holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Strayer University.
• Deborah A. McDonald, Coordinator, The Way Retreats. Former Assistant Secretary of Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns, holds a Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and is an Accredited Certified Social Worker. Debbie has served in parish and archdiocesan ministry since 1978. She has worked as the Executive Director of Catholic Youth Organization Inc./Office of Youth Ministry, parish coordinator of youth ministry, diocesan retreat assistant, and as adjunct faculty for the Center for Ministry Development teaching Pastoral Care.
• Rebecca Mullan is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Maryland. Rebecca first studied psychology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and went on to complete her Master in Clinical Counseling at Johns Hopkins University. Rebecca has worked with various ages, populations, and clinical issues for over seven years; first with the Pro Bono Counseling Project in Baltimore Maryland and then providing parish counseling for the Archdiocese of Washington in Montgomery County. Rebecca has special training and certification in Play Therapy, pornography addiction, and Family Systems.