Young Professional Women
Chestnut Center offers character and Catholic faith formation to women, married or single in the Bay Area, empowering them to thrive in their family homes and careers through spiritual direction, one-on-one mentoring, recollections, retreats, and mother-daughter events.
Current Offerings
Monthly Meditations
A meditation is a guided prayer by a priest of Opus Dei on a topic that helps us grow in our Christian life. Please visit this page for more details.
Monthly Recollection
A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to face challenges in our lives, this guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.
Mornings of Recollection
Chestnut Center partners with Trumbull Manor, a conference center in Novato, CA which offers spiritual retreats for women throughout the year. Each morning of recollection runs from 9:30 am to 11:45 am which includes a talk, a meditation and ends with Holy Mass.
Retreats
Retreats at Trumbull Manor provide an opportunity to reflect on one’s everyday life in the light of basic Christian principles. An atmosphere of personal prayer and recollection is maintained during the retreat.
Montemare
We are a community of young women who aim to grow as individuals to become leaders in our field, to prepare one another to actively engage in today's society.
College students and young professionals are encouraged to attend Montemare Berkeley events lined up for the year. More details here.