Message from Father Gregory J. Hickey

Doors are fascinating. There are many types. Some are wooden, others are made of fiberglass, some are metal, and others are made of steel. Some are highly decorated and others are plain. Some doors have windows and others are solid. We go through many doors in the course of a day and every time we go through a door, it is different because we are different.

Think of all the doors you have gone through today and the reasons you have passed through them. We don’t often think of this concept but behind every door there is a story. At times, we open doors that we would prefer to keep locked. There is a beautiful painting that has been made into a holy card. Jesus is on one side of the door and a human being is on the other side. What is unique about the painting is that on Jesus’ side there is no door knob but on our side there is a door knob. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We go through Jesus to come to the Father. We have to open the door to find Jesus. Our Lord will never invade our sense of time and space or invade our personal space. He will never take away our free will.

I invite you to come through the “Main Door” or gate on Warren Avenue and explore not only the many doors you will find at the Malvern Retreat House, but to ponder the doors in your personal life that may need to be opened, so you may ponder your life, and resolve some issues in the silence that Malvern provides each of us.

Please call us at (610) 644-0400 to schedule that private time with Jesus and open the door that He wants to provide for you. You may be surprised what lies behind that door.

The summer is a beautiful time of year to schedule a retreat or walk the grounds. Everything is in bloom and in the silence of the woods and green trees; Jesus will speak to you in the silence of your heart!

Prosit!

Fr. Gregg J. Hickey, Former Rector
Malvern Retreat House