This part of Theotokos Books is concerned with Catholic Retreats.
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Foyer of Charity retreats are quite distinctive, being conducted in silence and lasting usually five days. They offer the chance of hearing again the essential and basic Gospel truths in a beautiful atmosphere of prayer and silence. Foyer type retreats are now in their sixth year in England, and offer an excellent opportunity to become aquainted with the spirituality of the Foyers of Charity.
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The Foyers were started in France in the 1930s by a laywoman, Marthe Robin, in collaboration with a priest, Father Georges Finet. Marthe was paralysed for most of her life, but offered up her sufferings for the good of mankind and for the success of the new communities.
Foyers of Charity comprise a group of lay people headed by a priest, the Father of the Foyer, who welcome retreatants to their communities to hear again the basic Gospel message of God's love for mankind. These retreats generally last for five days and are held in silence, as a way of allowing the Word of God to penetrate more deeply into the soul.
The Foyer movement is fully supported by the Church and at present there are more than seventy Foyers around the world, although there is not yet one in Britain. Therefore it is hoped that this section of the website, published by the Friends of the English Foyer, will help more people to become acquainted with the Foyers, and hasten the day when a Foyer is established in this country.
For further information on the Foyers of Charity worldwide and on Marthe Robin: http://www.foyer-de-charite.com/
US Foyer of Charity: http://www.foyerofcharity.com
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