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Finding God as Companion in Navigating Life’s Final Journey

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

Finding God as Companion in Navigating Life’s Final Journey

Saturday, September 23, 2023
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Patricia O’Connor

This day of retreat will be a safe harbor to begin or continue to think about the final journey of our lives and those of others whom we love and care for.  It will cover conversations, choices and resources which are helpful during this part of life’s journey. We will also consider how we might be able to hear the gentle nudges of spirit through this time of life.

The retreat will be based, in part, on Pat’s book, Navigating Life’s Final Journey: Conversations, Choices, Resources.   This book was written to educate and empower people to take control of the final phase of their life, which is often spent lost in a medical maze.

Offering: $75, includes lunch


Presenter Profiles

Patricia O’Connor

Patricia O’Connor is a longtime Holy Family retreatant, first attending a nurses’ retreat day over 30 years ago!  She had a career spanning more than four decades, caring for people with life-limiting illness and later became an educator for other health professionals, her patients, and their families. In 2021, she left her job to care for her dad and decided that it was time to write her book.  She published Navigating Life’s Final Journey: Conversations, Choices, Resources in January of 2023.   She now speaks about the topic to groups throughout New England and beyond. 


Earlier Event: September 23
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Later Event: September 24
Sunday Eucharist