Events

Sept. 8, 29 | Oct. 13, 27 | Nov. 10, 24 | Dec. 8, 2026

Please join us as our “Praying with Art” evening classes enter their tenth year. We have, so far, explored ten different themes, and this year we’ll be taking a fresh approach.

Fr. Fennessy will guide us through some of his favorite masterpieces from across art history, spanning both the life of Christ and beyond, like Bouts’ “Virgin and Child” (see image), Hawksley’s “Mary and Elizabeth” or the early American “Baby in a Red Chair.” We invite you to join us in appreciating these beautiful works and learning how to incorporate them into your personal prayer life.

Facilitator: Fr. Peter Fennessy, SJ is superior of the Jesuit community at Manresa.  He joined the staff in 2001 after missionary work in Jamaica, theological studies at Oxford University and 26 years in campus ministry at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He gives individually directed and conference retreats using fine art wherever possible to illustrate his presentations.