Led by Simon Parke

The world can seem mad at times, and often intolerable. Jesus would clearly have agreed. He knew societal and religious insanity in his heart and bones every day.

So how did he stay sane? It’s a question worth asking, and the answers may disturb, surprise and delight, as we ponder his journey and our own. We come on retreat to inhabit our own story more fully, more kindly.

The sessions will include input, silence and readings from Simon’s Jesus novel, Gospel: Rumours of Love, which Bishop Rachel of Gloucester called ‘exhilarating and disturbing’.

It may also be possible to meet with Simon one-to-one.

Arrive in time for supper at 7pm on Friday and depart by 3pm on Sunday.

Cost:

Standard: £250

En-suite: £270

Day guest: £135 (includes lunch)

Simon Parke has been a script writer for Spitting Image; a Sony award-winning radio writer and a weekly columnist for the Daily Mail. An Oxford graduate in history and a former priest in the Church of England, he is now a therapist, the CEO of the Mind Clinic and the author of many books. Simon lives on the south coast with the seagulls and his running shoes. www.simonparke.com