2023 Parish Retreat

This year we are welcomed Fr. Sebastian Walshe to the Church of Saint Agnes to help us begin Lent with great purpose and intentionality. Fr. Walshe is a Norbertine canon of the Abbey of St. Michael in Orange, California.

Schedule

All events take place in the Upper Church

Sunday, February 26th
3:00PM Vespers & Benediction
3:45PM Retreat Talk by Fr. Sebastian Walshe
5:00PM Confessions

Monday, February 27th
3:30PM Confessions with Adoration
5:00PM Benediction
5:15PM Holy Mass
5:50PM Retreat Talk by Fr. Sebastian Walshe

Tuesday, February 28th
3:30PM Confessions with Adoration
5:00PM Benediction
5:15PM Holy Mass
5:50PM Retreat Talk by Fr. Sebastian Walshe
7:00PM Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Meet Our Retreat Leader
Fr. Sebastian Walshe

Originally from Pasadena, Fr. Sebastian Walshe is a Norbertine Canon of the Abbey of St. Michael in the Diocese of Orange, California, where he is a professor of philosophy and dean of studies for the seminary program.  After completing his studies at Thomas Aquinas College in California, he continued studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., receiving a license in Philosophy.  Later, he attended the Pontifical University of St. Thomas at Rome (the Angelicum) where he received a Masters in Sacred Theology and a Doctorate in Philosophy.  His thesis was entitled: “The Primacy of the Common Good as the Root of Personal Dignity in the Doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas.”  From 2003-2005, Fr. Sebastian was also a visiting professor in the Philosophy Department at the Angelicum.

Fr. Sebastian is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live, and the author of several books, including Secrets from Heaven, Always a Catholic, Heart of the Gospel, and St. Joseph: the Man Closest to Christ.