Marianne Deramo

What is the BeLoved Retreat?

The BeLoved Retreat is a women’s retreat for teens and adults to discover their true identity, worth, and beauty as the beloved daughter of God. It's an experience like no other where women receive the unconditional love of God! They hear about their identity as the beloved daughter of God seeing their worth through His eyes, learn about God's love as a Father, discover their own beauty, both internally and externally, experience their belovedness as the bride of the Church, and grow in Christ-centered friendships. From this retreat, women go forward feeling loved and having grown deeper in their faith.

The talks are based on Scripture and Catholic Tradition along with dynamic witnesses and fun surprises. There are opportunities for the Sacraments such as Mass, Confession, and Adoration, where the women encounter Christ in a personal and powerful way. This allows the talks to go from the head to the heart.

Talks include

Identity as the beloved daughter of God
God as Father
Beauty
Women in the Bible
Bride of Christ
The Feminine Genius

BeLoved is available as a 1, 2, or 3 day retreat. The talks can also be given as individual talks. There is a Teen and Adult version of the BeLoved Retreat. Check out the quotes below from teens and adults who attended the retreat.

BeLoved for Teens

The talks are geared towards high school women. The retreat includes witnesses, videos, songs, activities, discussion, journaling, games, and fun surprises. High school is a time for discovering our identity and BeLoved helps women discover their identity in Christ, seeing their worth and beauty through God’s eyes.

Book BeLoved for Teens

Quotes about BeLoved from Teens

“The BeLoved retreat has completely changed my life forever, I cannot even put it into words. As a young woman, I have grown mentally, emotionally, and physically to deepen my relationship with God and others. I truly feel like a respected and loved woman. I cannot stress how important it is to go on this retreat. I promise you will not regret it.”

“I honestly grew so much from the BeLoved retreat, even in ways that I didn't expect. My relationship with God has grown so much. I'm so happy that I can finally begin to understand my role as a beloved daughter of Christ, and see myself through God's eyes. The BeLoved retreat made me feel so loved and empowered as a woman—it helped me to understand my worth and realize just how loved I am. I am SO thankful that I went on this retreat, everything about it was so helpful to me.”

“The BeLoved retreat has really helped me grow in my faith with God, especially looking at myself from God's perspective and realizing my beauty in his eyes.”

BeLoved for Adults

This retreat helps women go deeper in receiving the love of God. Women at every stage of their faith journey can be richly blessed by this retreat. Being loved is a simple yet profound, lifelong journey of discovering how deeply God loves us.

The retreat dives deep into Scripture and Catholic Tradition, drawing upon the wisdom of St. John Paul II and his Theology of the Body, the writings of St. Edith Stein, St. Catherine of Siena, and other great saints. The use of songs and videos accompany the talks to relay the message. There is time for personal prayer and reflection, journaling, discussion, and meaningful surprises that help women feel deeply loved.

Book BeLoved for Adults

Quotes about BeLoved from Adults

“The BeLoved Retreat was awesome. All women should go on one. It was one of the best retreats I’ve been on in a long time. I learned so much and I have so much new information to chew on during prayer. It was just so awesome and had so many great surprises.”

“This was the most peaceful and fruitful weekend as a young adult woman. I got to really learn who I am in God’s eyes despite what others say. It’s fun and it’s so awesome to talk to the other woman my age about the ups and downs we go through on our journey. This is the place to do that while we grow closer to the Lord.”

“This retreat was a window into God's love for me. Understanding Catholic womanhood has brought me healing and helped me open myself to love and be loved by God in a way that I never thought was possible before!”