La Salette Retreat &
Conference Center
WRESTLING WITH GOD: ARE YOU IN?
JUNE 16-18, 2026
Some struggles shape the soul. Some questions draw us closer to God.
This retreat invites you into the sacred tension of faith, doubt, fear, and becoming.
Through prayer, reflection, and guided insight, you learn to wrestle honestly—and trust more deeply. Here, surrender becomes strength, and grace emerges from the struggle.
ABOUT THE RETREAT
Wrestling With God: Are You In?
This retreat is led by Fr. Leo LeBlanc and Fr. Ken Cardinale and is inspired by Wrestling with God by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser. The retreat begins and concludes with Mass at 11:15 a.m., opening on June 16 and closing on June 18.
The retreat includes six meals and offers ample time to rest, reflect, and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding grounds. Each evening, retreatants will also have the opportunity to watch an inspiring video connected to the theme of the retreat. In addition, four guided presentations will invite participants to wrestle with key dimensions of the Christian journey.
Set amid the peaceful grounds of the La Salette Retreat & Conference Center, the setting itself becomes part of the retreat experience: quiet, spacious, and conducive to prayer and reflection. Located in Attleboro, Massachusetts (02703), the Center offers a welcoming environment where silence, beauty, and simplicity support the work of the heart. Please note: when traveling, set your GPS to La Salette Retreat Center, Attleboro, MA 02703 to ensure accurate directions and a smooth arrival.
Themes of the Retreat
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Becoming who you are in the world you inhabit. God has entrusted each of us with a unique story—marked by gifts and limitations—that shapes who we are called to become. We are invited to cooperate with God in this ongoing process of becoming.
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Wrestling with fear. Fear can paralyze us and rob us of the strength needed to face life honestly. Often, our deepest fears revolve around pain, failure, and death.
Themes of the Retreat
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Wrestling with faith and doubt. As St. John of the Cross teaches, deeper intimacy with God often leads us into a “cloud of unknowing,” where certainty gives way to trust. Faith inevitably includes doubt, precisely because it reaches beyond proof and control.
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Wrestling with God. The paradox is this: the only way to “win” this struggle is to allow God to prevail. When God wins, both God and we emerge victorious. God welcomes our resistance and honors us as worthy partners in the struggle of faith.
