Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom
Fri, Feb 13
|FCJ Retreat and Conference Centre
A Pre-Lenten Retreat With Fr. Julian Studden
Time & Location
Feb 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
FCJ Retreat and Conference Centre, 219 19 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0C8, Canada
About the Event
When our God reveals himself, his message is always one of freedom: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex 20:2).
These are the first words of the Decalogue given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Those who heard them were quite familiar with the exodus of which God spoke: the experience of their bondage still weighed heavily upon them.
In the desert, they received the “Ten Words” as a thoroughfare to freedom.
The call to freedom is a demanding one. It is not answered straightaway; it has to mature as part of a journey. Just as Israel in the desert still clung to Egypt – often longing for the past and grumbling against the Lord and Moses – today too, God’s people can cling to an oppressive bondage that it is called to leave behind.
Lent is the season…
Tickets
General Admission
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