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While we do not charge a fee for the use of our facilities we do depend on freewill offerings from retreatants for our continued operation. Gifts from benefactors are also vital in helping us carry out our mission.
While we do not charge a fee for the use of our facilities we do depend on freewill offerings from retreatants for our continued operation. Gifts from benefactors are also vital in helping us carry out our mission.
Catholic priests who feel called to come for a Desert Solitude Retreat may fill out our Retreat Request Form.
Fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX). From there, one may rent a car or call a taxi or ride sharing service such as Uber or Lyft.
There are some wonderful hiking trails that can be accessed right off the Merciful Heart Hermitage property.
The recently renovated Mother of Mercy Chapel is available throughout the day or night for personal prayer, Mass, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Merciful Heart Hermitage, founded in 1984 as Our Lady of Solitude, offers priests spiritual retreats in Black Canyon City. Led by Fr. Eugene Mary, a diocesan hermit, it fosters prayer and renewal in the Carmelite tradition.
Forty miles north of Phoenix, surrounded by mountains and Sonoran desert, the Merciful Heart Hermitage: A House of Prayer for Priests is situated on a desert mesa overlooking Black Canyon City.
A desert solitude retreat at Merciful Heart Hermitage provides Catholic priests with the opportunity for a deep immersion in contemplative prayer in the form of a 5-to-8-day retreat that can be semi-directed if desired.
Merciful Heart Hermitage is the home of a consecrated diocesan hermit in the Carmelite tradition.
A hermit’s sanctuary fostering unceasing communion with the Trinity through prayer, solitude, and penance. Retreats for priests to deepen your relationship with Christ.