Meet Meg, Mara, Charissa and Hannah.  Each has past baggage, current dilemmas and future worries.   They met at Sacred Journey, a 6-session retreat, to discover their spiritual journey.  The four women are grouped together at the retreat and named themselves ‘Sensible Shoes’.   Join this Bookmarks series and journey with the women as they discover more deeply themselves, God and their spiritual journey.  Sensible Shoes is the first of a series of 4 books that follow these women as they continue to unpack their spiritual journey.  Their journeys easily relate to our lives.  This series is an opportunity to unpack your own spiritual journey and learn ways to deepen your life with God, ourselves and others.

The book as well as the Sensible Shoes Study Guide are necessary for this series.  The book can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Thrift Books. There will be small and large group discussions.

For more information on the book and author click this link:  Sensible Shoes

• August 21:  Group introductions, overview of series and discussion of the sections Invitation to a Journey and The Pilgrimage Begins and Session One: A Path for Prayer pp. 9-101.

• September 18: Session Two: Praying with the Word pp. 102-177.

• October 16: Session Three: Praying the Examen pp. 178-223

• November 20: Session Four: Wilderness Prayer pp. 224-290.

• December 18: Session Five: Self-Examination and Confession pp. 291-320.

• January 15:  Session Six: Rule of Life pp. 321-348 plus preview of Two Steps Forward.

Dates & Times:  3rd Thursday of the month: Aug. 21 (6:00-7:30 pm), Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec.18, Jan. 15, 2026. (6:00 – 7:00 pm)

Facilitators: Lorene Knobbe and Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB. 

Fee: $75 for the series.  Participants must buy the book and study guide before the first session.

Deadline for registration:  August 14, 2025

Scholarships are available.  Inquire at registration.