Retreat Leader: Fr David Marsden SCJ

This weekend retreat is a retreat of rest, renewal and reconnection.

It is based on the teaching of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. It combines the best insights from clinical psychology, spiritual direction and life coaching. These are blended into a Christian anthropology to help each participant (and couple) grow in self awareness and self-acceptance.

Centred around Jesus' presence in the Eucharist the weekend will include, input, group and couple sharing, silence, prayer and meals together. This is a truly unique retreat experience.

Fr. David Marsden SCJ is a qualified clinical psychologist, spiritual director and experienced retreat leader. He has worked as a psychologist and formation tutor in two national seminaries and expresses a passion for accompanying and mentoring young men into living the fullness of their Christian vocation. His License in Clinical Psychology was completed at the Institute of Psychology at the Gregorian University, Rome in 2007.

He completed an MA in Theology at the Maryvale Institute in 2016 with the title of his dissertation being ‘The Priest as Spiritual Father.’ He has written a Theology of the Body (TOB) healing retreat, served as chaplain to the TOB Institute in the USA and co-founded the TOB Network UK along with Dr. Christine Ward in 2020. He is currently the spiritual director of the Men of St. Joseph which is a national movement aimed at restoring a vibrant Catholic faith in England.