The Christine Center

The Christine Center The Christine Center is a spirituality center offering solo and group retreats in a wooded sanctuary. The Christine Center was established in the lineage of St.
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Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, and embraces persons of all spiritual paths. Organizations, individuals, groups, teachers, and students are invited to share the energy of this sacred space. The Center offers lodging and meals for individual retreats, group retreats, seminars and sabbatical stays. You’re also welcome to have your day meeting or overnight gathering of your small faith community, hospital, church, educational or management group at the Center. Situated in a tranquil forest setting with guest house, hermitages (small cabins), and camping on 125 secluded acres, the Christine Center has served the spiritual needs of thousands of people from all over the world for almost thirty years. You’re invited to partake of its silence and beauty, and to participate in its opportunities for personal spiritual deepening and global transformation. Spiritual seekers are drawn to The Christine Center by the activities of a vibrant community, prayer, contemplation and work. The Center offers retreats on spirituality, transformational change and inner development. It hosts a diverse and wide range of workshops and retreat programs. As a Catholic retreat center, it welcomes opportunities to engage in dialogue with teachers and seekers of many spiritual paths. The Center also offers services such as spiritual guidance, bodywork, and recreational activities which can supplement your reflection and relaxation. A supportive, natural environment provides you with the ambience for a contemplative practice, creativity, or nurturing the Spirit within. Many come to explore inner awakening, holistic living and honesty in relationships. Out of this energy the Christine Center offers its signature program “Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation.”

We have much to be thankful for at the Christine Center on this special day.  So many blessings move through the extende...
11/27/2025

We have much to be thankful for at the Christine Center on this special day. So many blessings move through the extended vortex of love that make up our community. One of our greatest strengths is the multitude of volunteers who show up to provide their talent and time in so many different ways - working on projects of all kinds and of course keeping the kitchen fully supported. Here you see the crew that was onsite last weekend, along with our volunteer coordinator Barb Wooley on the left. Good times are enjoyed as people jump in to do what needs to be done, at just the right moment. Great Blessings!

Join us for a gentle, healing journey where color, emotion, and spirit meet on the canvas. Intutive painting invites you...
11/27/2025

Join us for a gentle, healing journey where color, emotion, and spirit meet on the canvas.

Intutive painting invites you to let go of perfection, listen within, and rediscover your inner artist—no experience needed, just a willingness to explore.

Guided by Jean Kubes-Werremeyer and Brita Rekve, former students of Sister Gabe, this retreat lovingly carries forward her legacy of creativity and contemplation once rooted in “Hope,” the old post office at the Center.

Learn more and register:
https://conta.cc/4p4VZK8

Email from Christine Center Where color, emotion, and spirit meet on the canvas.   A gentle healing journey where color, emotion, and spirit meet on the canvas. Intuitive Painting: Discover Your Wells

Want to get away for Thanksgiving?  Community? Friendship? Nature?  There's still time to sign up today for the Thanksgi...
11/25/2025

Want to get away for Thanksgiving? Community? Friendship? Nature? There's still time to sign up today for the Thanksgiving Community Retreat Nov 27-30 with the Christine Center Community. You can join us for our annual Gratitude Gathering, a homestyle retreat that invites you to rest, reflect, and share in the spirit of thankfulness. Rather than structured programming, this retreat offers spacious time for quiet contemplation, nourishing community connection, and simple practices that honor gratitude in everyday life. Together, we create a gentle rhythm of shared meals, meditation, and moments of reflection—allowing gratitude to naturally unfold in both the small and meaningful moments. For info & registration: https://christinecenter.org/event/community-holidays/

A special opportunity to serve and join our community. As part of the leadership team, the Operations Director will help...
11/24/2025

A special opportunity to serve and join our community.

As part of the leadership team, the Operations Director will help guide the daily life of the Center with clarity, compassion, and grounded presence.

We invite you to consider this opportunity for yourself and to share with others who may feel called to serve.

For details, job description, and how to apply, visit: https://conta.cc/44q8h7i

Email from Christine Center A Special Opportunity to Serve Our Community   A Special Opportunity to Serve and Join Our Community Dear Friends, We are inviting applications for the role of Operations D

During our community-led holiday retreats, The Pines becomes a cozy living room gathering space. Bring a creative projec...
11/24/2025

During our community-led holiday retreats, The Pines becomes a cozy living room gathering space. Bring a creative project to curl up with on the couch, share a favorite spiritual practice if you feel called, and settle into daily meditations and reflections, shared meals, and gentle togetherness.

View details and register for the remaining 2025 holiday retreats:

Email from Christine Center Be Held in Sacred Community this Cozy Holiday Season   Join Us for Our Homey Holiday Retreats You are warmly invited to our special end-of-year holiday retreats. These gent

One of the joys of being on staff and in volunteering at the Christine Center is the many wonderful people you get to me...
11/24/2025

One of the joys of being on staff and in volunteering at the Christine Center is the many wonderful people you get to meet, and to hang out with. Those people might be someone on retreat, or fellow volunteers and staff. Here we see a happy group of staff and volunteers enjoying lunch and sitting at the table in the office like family. Group conversations, personal conversations - open hearts and open minds, what a blessing!

"Finding Stillness: Rest in the Longest Night",  Dec 18-21. Upper Midwest Wake Up Winter Solstice Retreat for young adul...
11/22/2025

"Finding Stillness: Rest in the Longest Night", Dec 18-21. Upper Midwest Wake Up Winter Solstice Retreat for young adults aged 18–39. Together we’ll honor the longest night through dharma talks with Plum Village monastics, mindfulness practices, creative expression, and solstice-inspired ceremonies. Join Blooming Heart Wake Up Sangha (Twin Cities) and Wake Up Mindfulness Community (Milwaukee). For more Info: https://christinecenter.org/event/wakeupretreat/. Some scholarships are available.

"The Holy Mysteries of Advent: Listen as the Stillness Calls", Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21from 10-11:30am Online with Chris Fl...
11/20/2025

"The Holy Mysteries of Advent: Listen as the Stillness Calls", Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21
from 10-11:30am Online with Chris Flynn. You are warmly invited to join us for the four Sundays of Advent, leading us towards the Birth of Light. We will explore the insights and gifts from the Natural World as we light a candle each Sunday. Our Advent wreath symbolizes our personal waiting experience from the darkness to the Light. Each week will consist of a Candle lighting meditation, a Wisdom story from our forest friends, a time to write, and a time to share our insights. For Info: https://christinecenter.org/event/holy-mysteries/

Cultivate inner warmth this season with our December offerings and a video from recent guests.https://conta.cc/485quIx
11/20/2025

Cultivate inner warmth this season with our December offerings and a video from recent guests.
https://conta.cc/485quIx

Email from Christine Center Find warmth, community, and inner light in this season of longer nights.   Welcoming December with the Warmth of Inner Light Here in the forest, the shorter days and star-f

45 years ago, October 1980 is when the Christine Center officially started.  Sr. Virginia and a few other brave souls we...
11/19/2025

45 years ago, October 1980 is when the Christine Center officially started. Sr. Virginia and a few other brave souls were here to stay for the winter and beyond. We had a weekend of recognition and celebration just over two weeks ago, and this intuitive painting was created by many happy hands.

"Archetypes and Patterns of Consciousness:How Did We Get Here? Now What?" Dec 13 Online, 9am to 3 pm.  In a time of turm...
11/18/2025

"Archetypes and Patterns of Consciousness:How Did We Get Here? Now What?"
Dec 13 Online, 9am to 3 pm. In a time of turmoil and shifting worldviews, we may be standing at the threshold of a transformation of consciousness itself. Guided by Ron Moor, this retreat invites us to explore the many beings within our inner world—saints, heroes, villains, and archetypal symbols—that shape both personal and collective experience. For more into & registration: https://christinecenter.org/event/sdgt-online-sessions/

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W8303 Mann Road
Willard, WI
54493

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 2:30pm
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