St. Francis: Journey of a Resilient Warrior Retreat for Veterans

This retreat for is active duty service members and military veterans. It is designed to offer healing insights from one of the most beloved but misunderstood saints, St. Francis of Assisi, who was a soldier and a prisoner of war in the 12th century. In untangling the paradox of his life, this retreat will explore how the call the warrior intersects with the call of spirituality.

The retreat will be led by Fr. Conrad Targonski, OFM, who is a Catholic Franciscan friar and served 22+ years with the Navy & Marine Corps as a supervisory chaplain in Operation Phantom Fury. Over 220 AZ veterans have attended this retreat at the Franciscan Renewal Center since 2013. He has also taken over 400 veterans on the Pilgrimage for Veterans to Assisi, Italy since 2012, including 20 Arizona veterans.

The retreat is Free.