“Return to your heart, then, and hold fast to him who made you.”
Confessions, St. Augustine
The Creation of Adam, michaelangelo.com
Return: A Lenten Journey Back to the Heart is a guided invitation to come home to the deepest place within you— your heart —where God speaks, heals, and restores.
In the Catholic tradition, the heart is not merely the seat of emotion, but the center of the person: the place where intellect, will, memory, desire, and spirit converge. During this Lenten journey, you will be led into a richer understanding of this interior world and how to shepherd it with reverence and honesty while implementing your Lenten observances.
Through reflection, practical formation, and group discussion, this workshop will help you learn to recognize what is stirring within you, discern the movements of grace and resistance, and bring your whole heart before the Lord. Rather than ignoring, suppressing, or spiritualizing away interior experiences, you will be equipped with tools to engage them in a healthy, holy, and integrated way.
This journey is especially for those who long to grow in self-awareness, emotional and spiritual maturity, and a more intimate relationship with God. Whether you feel scattered, weary, or simply hungry for deeper connection with God, Return offers a path back to the place where transformation begins.
Lent is a season of repentance and renewal—but repentance in the biblical sense means to return.
Return to God.
Return to yourself.
Return to the heart.
Return: A Lenten Journey Back to the Heart is not about striving harder—it is about learning to go deeper, so God can meet you where He already dwells.
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Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30pm CST via Zoom (each session will be recorded)
February 17 - April 7 (the day before Ash Wednesday through Tuesday of Holy Week)
Each session will consist of formation, prayer, and large and small group discussion. Register individually, with your spouse/fiance, or put together your own small group in advance! Registration type can be selected from the drop-down menu.
Individual - $50
Married/Engaged Couples - $75
Groups of 5-6 people- $200
Groups of 7-8 people - $300
What to Expect
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Let’s face it - we all feel a sense of disconnect and a lack of community in certain seasons of life. This experience is designed to provide community and the encouragement that comes from realizing, “Wow, I’m not the only person that struggles to be who God created me to be.” You are not alone!
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There have been plenty of Lenten seasons where I’ve set out with big desires to invite God into a weak area of my life and to truly create space to receive his grace to transform my life in some way. Easier said than done! This workshop intentionally created and offers weekly sessions, specific weekly formation, and group sharing to help support you this Lent in a specifc and concrete way.
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Do you love clarity and structure? You will enter Lent with specific intentions and receive a clear roadmap of topics and programming for each week’s session. Additionally, you’ll receive references to resources and further guidance which builds off of the weekly content.
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Incorporating principles of psychology and theology, you’ll receive formation and tools to help you better understand what’s going on internally and how its either helping you or inhibiting you from living the Lent you’re aiming for!
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Have you ever noticed internal obstacles that trip you up while pursuing your Lenten goals? The whole premise of the workshop is to notice and engage your heart - your thoughts, emotions, choices, desires, etc. - in order to grow in interior freedom. You won’t just have an accountability partner, you’ll become a better master of your own interior world, too!
Meet the Facilitator
Gina Boeding
is the founder of The Human Heart Project and the facilitator for Return: A Lenten Journey Back to the Heart. Her passion is to help others find clarity and integration in their pursuit of holiness (wholeness). Her own life continues to be transformed by an ever-deepening understanding of God’s design for the human person and how philosophy, theology, and psychology provide interior roadmaps pointing the human person back to God. The lives and writings of St. Paul, St. Augustine, and Pope St. John Paul II serve as primary influences of her work. Gina previously served as a campus missionary and team director with FOCUS and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling at Divine Mercy University.
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register for a workshop.
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