Events

Called to Live in Hope!

November 22, 2025

An evening of music and worship. Nov. 22, Saturday | 7-8:30 p.m. St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Steward Road, Liberty, Mo. 64068

Mary: A Bridge for Christians and Muslims

November 5, 2025

Cosponsored with Dialogue Institute of Kansas City Islam, like Christianity, has long tradition of reverence for Mary, the Mother of Jesus. This evening explores the question: What can we learn from each other’s devotion?

Teach Us to Pray

October 2, 2025 – August 6, 2026

We all want to learn more about how to pray. Each month for a year, practitioners of a variety of prayer styles, mostly from the Catholic tradition but also from other traditions, will demonstrate prayers in their particular style.

A Day Away Individual Retreats

October 2, 2025

Could you use a few hours away from the hurly burly of everyday life? Take some time for yourself at the Renewal Center. Schedule one-day or half-day quiet retreats. Spiritual directors are available or you can spend the time with your own thoughts and prayers.

Opening the Holy Door: Meditations for the Jubilee Year

October 28, 2025 – November 18, 2025

Using scripture and images from the bronze door on the north side of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Jubilee Door, Fr. Ron Will guides us through a series of lectio divina and visio divina meditations.

‘This is the way; walk in it.’ A directed retreat.

February 19, 2026 – February 22, 2026

We know we should cultivate silence in our lives. Why do we resist it? If you want “to learn to better wait in silence,” a silent, directed retreat might be what you’re looking for.

The 5 Love Languages: Book Study for Couples

September 8, 2025 – October 6, 2025

Discover simple, effective, and immediate ways to strengthen the relationship with your loved one. Lucia and Michael will lead discussions of Dr. Gary Chapman’s “5 Love Languages” approach to showing and receiving love and revolutionize how you communicate and experience love in your relationship.