Catholic Retreat Center Offers Zen, Yoga & Labyrinth For Diversity

West Hartford Catholic Retreat Center Brings Religious Diversity - ctwatchdog.com Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center has always been a place for Christians to go and quiet their minds, but lately the center has been dipping into Eastern wells, offering workshops and retreats on yoga, centering prayer and Zen meditation.

“...What I’m really excited about at Holy Family is that we’re really living out the true spirit of Vatican II, even though that was 40 or 50 years ago, in some places it really hasn’t hit yet,” said Rev. David Cinquegrani, retreat director, noting that interfaith dialogue is significant at the center. “We’re very open to (political and theological) diversity of other people and the richness that can bring.”