“St. Ignatius himself was a veteran,” said Bill Schmitt, lay director of White House and a Vietnam veteran. “He was injured in battle and wanted books of heroism and chivalry, and they brought him books on the saints. He got interested and received a spiritual awakening while he was recovering.”
The retreat took the idea of finding God in all things and invited participants to “focus on their military experience and how God was with them and continues to be with them.” It is expected to be an annual offering at the retreat house.
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