The Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will offer “W(h)olly conversations during Holy Week,” a retreat for women led by Fr. Jeff Putthoff, April 11, at 4:30 p.m. to April 13, ending at 1 p.m. Fr. Jeff Putthoff is a Jesuit priest, deeply interested in creating communities of healing, empowering young people, …
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