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Spiritual retreat offers opportunities to relax and unwind

Carole Leigh Engblom
July 12, 2002

Distracted? Feeling the weight of too many responsibilities? Tired of all the noise? A two-day spiritual retreat on the idyllic St. Olaf College campus may be just what you need. The retreat, held July 12 to 14 (Friday evening through Sunday noon), will make no demands on its participants, who instead will be invited to walk through the campus woodlands and prairie or browse the college libraries. Plenty of time will be available to read and meditate, and sessions will be offered on short spiritual fiction and writing from the soul. The sessions will be led by St. Olaf alumnus Steve Swanson, a retired St. Olaf English professor, author and minister. No previous writing experience is required. For more information, call (507) 646-3066 or toll-free, (866) 255-6523). Or visit the retreat web site at www.stolaf.edu/depts/cll/retreats/spiritual_02.html.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.