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B from A · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:23:39 PM »

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AMAZING: THE NEO-FSSPX ANNOUNCES MIXED RETREAT!

Towards the fraternity of equality and freedom?

SSPX.ORG

Fr. Albert to give mixed Spiritual Life Retreat
August 06, 2015 District of the USA

...St. Ignatius Retreat House in Ridgefield, Connecticut is announcing that its Spiritual Life Retreat—originally scheduled for just men—is now a mixed retreat, and so open to women as well!

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Ah! But nothing has changed in the SSPX ...

Matthew · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:25:52 PM »

Yes, the retreats were always for ONE or the OTHER. How are they going to keep them sufficiently separated for decency sake? Usually the retreat building is too united to permit decent separation of the sexes.

As a male, I'm here to tell you that it would be distracting to be stuck in one place -- with no distractions, mind you -- with any number of women in the classroom for the various conferences. Human nature is human nature.

I had no problems in the seminary, because it was all men. When you go out into the world, you just go into "custody of the eyes" mode, put up barriers of sorts, stay busy, etc.

But when you are meant to cut out all distractions, even innocent ones like study, you really can't afford to have THOSE kind of distractions around!

AJNC · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2015, 01:53:56 AM »

Quote from: Matthew

Yes, the retreats were always for ONE or the OTHER. How are they going to keep them sufficiently separated for decency sake? Usually the retreat building is too united to permit decent separation of the sexes.

As a male, I'm here to tell you that it would be distracting to be stuck in one place -- with no distractions, mind you -- with any number of women in the classroom for the various conferences. Human nature is human nature.

I had no problems in the seminary, because it was all men. When you go out into the world, you just go into "custody of the eyes" mode, put up barriers of sorts, stay busy, etc.

But when you are meant to cut out all distractions, even innocent ones like study, you really can't afford to have THOSE kind of distractions around!

It seems that SSPX priests and female religious also attend mixed retreats. See pg 34 of the SSPX UK Newsletter. You will see 4 female religious with the priests in the group photo. In India the nun in charge of the orphanage has also attended the Priests' Retreat in the past.

sspx.co.uk/newsletter_2015_16_julaug.pdf

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2015, 08:49:04 AM »

I don't think it is a silent retreat but a special retreat. There is another hallway with rooms which would be separate from ladies.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2015, 08:52:27 AM »

I wouldn't want to go on mixed retreat unless it was with my husband.

Marlelar · « **Reply #20 on:** August 12, 2015, 04:26:24 PM »

And considering that men and women approach their spirituality very differently I would think the talks would be different also.

I went on one retreat where some young mothers brought their nursing infants and even that was a distraction.