Hospitality Given. Hospitality Received.

I am thankful for the hospitality that we, as a staff, at the Darst Center strive to embody for all of our immersion and rental groups that come through here. And for the hospitality that our partner agencies provide us while we are discovering the rest of the story with the immersion groups that we host.

The hospitality that we provide is unparalleled to most retreat centers I'm familiar with. We strive to be Lasallian in our hospitality. Being Lasallian means embodying five basic principles: concern for the poor and social justice, faith in the presence of God, quality education, respect for all persons, inclusive community.

In every respect, our partner agencies embody these Lasallian principles as well because they exemplify these five core principles. Without our partner agencies, we would not be able to provide a quality education to others about social injustices and issues of poverty, explore faith in the process, give respect for everyone we come across in our ministry while trying to find social justice, and be inclusive of each person’s dignity when questioning the status quo of our society. Hospitality plays a huge role in what we do here at the Darst Center. I am grateful for that hospitality because it makes our ministry work rewarding in every way possible.