La Salette Retreat &
Conference Center
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
E-Motion:
Life as a Pilgrimage
To celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year “Pilgrims of Hope," the La Salette Shrine and Retreat Center will host a series of events aligned with the theme of the Jubilee Year. Our inaugural event will be a morning of reflection with JESUIT FR. ANDRE BROUILLETTE, S.J., Professor of Systematic and Spiritual Theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. In his enlightening talk, "E-motion: Life as a Pilgrimage," Father André Brouillette will guide us to see our everyday paths as sacred journeys, filled with purpose, growth, and divine presence. Drawing from the transformative insights of his book "The Pilgrim Paradigm," he will show how embracing a “pilgrim mindset” opens our hearts to God’s grace, helps us navigate life’s twists and turns, and deepens our connection to the people we meet along the way.
Why You Should Attend:
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Explore how a pilgrim mindset revitalizes your sense of mission and direction in life.
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Learn how to perceive God’s gentle guidance in ordinary and extraordinary moments.
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Discover how viewing life as a journey fosters meaningful relationships and empathy.
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Gain tools and reflections that can be easily integrated into your daily routines.
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Embrace this special year of grace as a time to cultivate hope, resilience, and spiritual renewal.
About Father
Andre Brouillette, S.J.
André Brouillette is a Jesuit priest from Rivière-du-Loup (Québec, Canada) with advanced degrees in philosophy, history, and theology from institutions across Europe and North America. Before joining the faculty of Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry, he taught in Haiti and held visiting positions at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Creighton University in Omaha (where he was the Anna and Donald Waite Endowed Chair in Jesuit Education), and the Carmelite School of Theology Teresianum in Rome. Since 2021, he has served as the general editor of the Classics of Western Spirituality series with Paulist Press.
An expert on St. Teresa of Avila, Fr. Brouillette focuses on 16th- and 17th-century spiritual theology and history, with particular interest in pneumatology, soteriology, and pilgrimage studies. He is the author of Le lieu du Salut, later published in English as Teresa of Avila, the Holy Spirit, and the Place of Salvation, and of The Pilgrim Paradigm: Faith in Motion. He also co-edited Pilgrimage as Spiritual Practice: A Handbook for Teachers, Guides, and Wayfarers. In Boston, he accompanies the Communauté catholique francophone of Boston.
General Information
WHEN
Saturday
February 1, 2025
WHERE
WELCOME CENTER
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette
DONATION
$10 per person
for in-person attendance
$15 per person
for on-line attendance
