​This is more than a weekend get away with your spouse, - it is an opportunity for your marriage to grow deeper and ascend new heights!  There will be inspiring talks, time for discussion, marriage-building exercises, an opportunity for Confession, Mass, Rosary walk around the picturesque lake, and free time to get outside and enjoy God's creation together in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

The retreat includes:
  • One night's lodging, Saturday night, with optional added night on Friday, in the newly renovated Lakeside Lodge (each private room has a queen or double bed and a twin bed, all linens and towels provided, single-sex shared bathrooms and showers on each floor) Lakeside Lodge also has lobbies, porches, a kitchen, and Catholic Library available for your use.
  • Five meals: light breakfast upon arrival Saturday morning, lunch, candlelight dinner, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. 

Covid19 precautions will be followed with adequate social distancing and many activities held outdoors.  
Sorry.  We are full. But if you are interested in coming for just the day or want to be put on a waiting list, please contact us. 
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Retreat Presenters:

Troy and Kathleen Billings met at the University of Notre Dame when paired up to perform a dance together for a Christmas show. It was not until several years later when, by the grace of God,  their lives reunited and they fell in love, thus beginning their real dance together in the Sacrament of Marriage. They recently relocated from a suburb of Chicago to Greenville, South Carolina with their five children, ages 6 to 23. They also have four children in Heaven. Troy is a Senior Global Program Manager for SAP, and Kathleen has a BA in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville which she leverages as a national speaker and author.  Kathleen writes for Catholic Mom, WINE- Women in the New Evangelization, and has a blog entitled “Two to Tango” in the For Your Marriage section of the USCCB Website.  Kathleen’s personal blog is: seasonsoftheheartandhome.com  She is also a contributing author to the book, Amazing Grace for Mothers, published by Ascension Press. Together Troy and Kathleen created  from the ground up, and are the former co-director’s of a vibrant, parish-based marriage ministry called BAM – Building Amazing Marriages. They are frequent guest speakers nationwide on the topic of marriage. Troy and Kathleen have a forthcoming book, - a “Daily Devotional for Catholic Couples,” scheduled for release in fall of 2021 by Our Sunday Visitor.