Finding Peace in Christ: A Catholic Virtual Retreat for Stress and Anxiety
Ready to Take Authority Over Anxiety and Negative Stress as a Catholic?
Join Us for a 4-Week Transformational Journey — From Surviving to Thriving.
You weren’t created to live in negative stress, burnout, or spiritual exhaustion. These classes are designed to help you reclaim peace, deepen your trust in God, and develop practical tools for navigating stress with strength and grace.
In just 4 Zoom sessions, you will:
- Name it to tame it – Identify how anxiety and negative stress show up in your thoughts, body, and behaviors
- Rewire your response – Learn faith-based and 21st century brain-based techniques to restore calm, focus, and clarity
- Anchor your heart in truth – Replace worry with God’s Word and build a resilient mindset rooted in Catholic theology, Scripture, and 21st century brain biology
- Create a new rhythm – Develop simple daily practices that bring peace to your work, relationships, and soul
Live on Zoom one hour per week:
Sunday, Sept 28, 2025 from 7 – 8 PM
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 from 7 – 8 PM
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 from 7 – 8 PM
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 from 7 – 8 PM
Each class will have 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of Q& A with Jim.
This isn’t just self-help with Bible verses sprinkled in—it’s a whole-person transformation with Christ and our Catholic faith at the center.
You’ll walk away equipped, encouraged, and empowered. Not just to cope, but to thrive.
Space is limited | Register now
COST: $47 includes all 4 sessions
FORMAT: Live on Zoom
Flyer (PDF)
Early-Bird Bonuses
When you register before September 15, 2025, you will receive the following bonuses completely free:
Bonus #1: Access to Retreat Recordings
Early participants received unedited recordings of each Zoom session, so you can revisit key insights, re-watch powerful lessons, and deepen your learning whenever you need. This ensures you won’t miss a thing and can integrate the teachings at your own pace. (A $19.95 value, included free!)
Bonus #2: Three Months of Email Follow-Up
To help you stay focused and truly integrate what you learn, you’ll receive three months of email follow-up (two emails per week). This consistent follow-up is designed to help you build critical skills and develop your own personal peace plan for lasting transformation. And don’t worry – your email address is safe with us. We hate spam even more than you do, so we’ll never sell your information! (A $9.95 value, absolutely free!)
About Jim Otremba, M.Div, M.S., LICSW:
Jim Otremba has been married to his best friend, Maureen, since 1995, and has been a part-time stay-at-home dad since 1999. Along with Maureen, he is a frequent presenter of retreats and workshops for clergy, couples, deacons and their wives, and lay ministers around the U.S. Jim holds an M.Div from St. John’s University, a Masters degree in Applied Psychology and is finishing his Doctoral degree in Psychology. Jim has been licensed in Minnesota to provide therapy since 1997 and owns and stewards a mental health center in St. Cloud, MN: www.thecenterforfamilycounseling.com
He received his coaching training in 2001 and has worked as a Catholic coach with ordained, lay leaders, and Catholic business owners in America and Canada since the mid-2000s. He has been a regular guest on national Catholic Radio (Relevant Radio), and along with Maureen has appeared on EWTN.
Jim and Maureen are blessed to be the primary authors of Fully Engaged: a Catholic, catechetical, pre-marriage inventory and formation program for engaged couples and mentor couples. Fully Engaged is now used in Mexico, nearly half of all U.S. dioceses, and over 1400 individual parishes nationwide. Fully Engaged teaches engaged couples and mentor couples the truths of the Catholic faith by offering practical, research-backed advice on how to live out the Sacrament of marriage. Learn more at www.getfullyengaged.com.
When he is not creating, teaching, or researching, he loves spending time with his family hiking, kayaking, hanging out, or simply enjoying the outdoors. He and Maureen are parents of seven children in heaven and three young adult children on earth and know the joys and challenges of special needs parenting.
