Author Archives: Sonya Schryer Norris

The Hermitage is about an hour and forty minutes from where I live. I stopped four times on my way there and showed up almost 45 minutes late. I knew I was going to be off the cell grid and emergency (!!) texts and phone calls pulled my car off to the side of theContinueContinue reading “The Hermitage III: Arriving”

Let’s back up to this summer, specifically late July. I was reading the Gospels and opening myself to convert to Christianity. I even had an idea about where and when I would make my final determination: at The Hermitage. I like making plans. I like to know what to expect. And I felt like IContinueContinue reading “The Hermitage II: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

This fall, I went on a three-day retreat at a southwest Michigan center called The Hermitage. It offers space for up to twelve in an atmosphere of silence that invites prayer and contemplation: “Creating an environment of attentiveness to God.” Most of the sleeping space is in the main residence but there are three cabinsContinueContinue reading “The Hermitage I: Introduction”