Loyola Jesuit Center

What Loyola Jesuit Center does

Loyola Jesuit Center is a Catholic Jesuit retreat center operating since 1927 from a historic 11-acre campus in Morristown, New Jersey, housed in the Gilded Age Spring Brook House. The organization delivers spiritual retreat programs rooted in the Ignatian tradition and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, serving individuals, Catholic parishes, Jesuit and Sacred Heart schools, fraternal and professional groups, and 12-step recovery communities. The product portfolio spans introductory offerings such as Days of Prayer ($40-$60) and Forest Bathing walks, through Weekend Retreats ($200-$450) and Summer Week-Long Retreats ($850-$1,275), up to the flagship 30-day Spiritual Exercises ($3,850). The Center maintains a roster of approximately 15 trained Ignatian spiritual directors and partners with Saint Joseph's University of Philadelphia to co-sponsor the SEEL Spiritual Direction Formation Program.

Name

Loyola Jesuit Center

Legal name

Loyola Jesuit Center

Website

https://loyola.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Loyola Jesuit Center is a Catholic Jesuit retreat center in Morristown, NJ, founded 1927, offering Ignatian spiritual retreats, spiritual direction, and formation programs to individuals, parishes, schools, and recovery groups across the Northeast U.S.

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Product category

Religious Retreat Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Holistic & Alternative Therapy Retreats (Naturopathy, Energy Work) (THAGAMAI), Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Jesuit retreat center
• Ignatian spirituality
• Spiritual direction
• Catholic retreats
• Spiritual exercises

Headquarters

HQ city

Morristown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retreat Fees: Fees charged for various retreat programs including weekend retreats ($450), 3-day directed retreats ($425), days of prayer ($40-$60), young adult retreats ($200-$425), summer week-long retreats ($850-$1275), and 30-day Spiritual Exercises ($3850). Prices include accommodation, meals, and spiritual direction where applicable.
2. Private Retreat Accommodations: Nightly rates for private retreats: $150 per night (room and meals) or $175 per night (includes spiritual direction). Revenue from individual retreatants staying at the facility.
3. Book Club Sessions: $20 per session for monthly book club gatherings, with semester packages available ($50 Fall, $50 Spring).
4. Forest Bathing Walks: $40 per person for guided nature meditation walks conducted on the 11-acre grounds.
5. Donations and Fundraising: Major gift campaigns, annual appeals (Easter and Christmas), raffle sales (potential grand prize up to $25,000), and planned giving programs. Golf outing and garden event generate significant fundraising revenue.
6. Planned Giving: Bequests, gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and other estate planning vehicles for legacy donors. Recognition levels: Companion of St. Ignatius Loyola ($250,000+), Loyola Gold Companion ($50,000-$249,900), Loyola Silver Companion ($10,000-$49,900), Friend of Loyola ($5,000-$9,999).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Loyola Jesuit Center operates a historic Catholic Jesuit retreat house on an 11-acre campus in Morristown, NJ, delivering silent, guided, and directed spiritual retreats rooted in Ignatian spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Its portfolio spans the 30-day and 32-week Spiritual Exercises, weekend retreats, week-long summer retreats, days of prayer, recovery retreats, and spiritual direction services with approximately fifteen trained directors. The center also supports parish, school, and organizational group retreats, formation programs such as SEEL (with Saint Joseph's University), and community offerings including book clubs and forest bathing walks.

Product overview

Loyola Jesuit Center is a Catholic Jesuit retreat center located in Morristown, NJ, offering a comprehensive portfolio of spiritual retreat programs and services rooted in Ignatian spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. The organization operates from the historic Spring Brook House on an 11-acre campus established in 1927. The core product is The Spiritual Exercises offered in two formats (30-day on-site and 32-week at-home). The retreat portfolio includes Weekend Retreats (Legacy Silent, Ignatian Guided, and 3-Day Directed formats), Week-Long Summer Retreats, Young Adult Retreats for ages 21-35, and Matt Talbot Recovery Retreats for those in 12-step programs. Supporting programs include Days/Evenings of Prayer, Sabbath Days, Spiritual Direction services with ~15 trained directors, and the SEEL Formation Program (co-sponsored with Saint Joseph's University). Additional offerings encompass book clubs for men and women, First Friday Mass, Forest Bathing meditation, Vigil for Peace, and Group/Private Retreats. Financial accessibility is supported through the Retreat Assistance Fund and Early Offering payment program. All retreats are grounded in the mission of 'accompanying all who seek a deeper friendship with God.'

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Products and services

• The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola Foundational Ignatian retreat program offered in two formats: the 20th Annotation (30-day on-site retreat at $3,850) and the 19th Annotation (32-week at-home retreat with weekly director meetings). Both formats require prior retreat experience, daily prayer practice, and spiritual direction experience.
• Loyola Legacy Weekend Retreats Traditional silent weekend retreats rooted in Ignatian spirituality held at the historic Spring Brook House. Includes inspiring conferences, Eucharist, Morning and Evening Prayer, Reconciliation, silent meals, and spiritual consultation with a director. $100 deposit, $450 full payment.
• Ignatian Guided Weekend Retreats Multi-day guided retreats featuring Ignatian spirituality elements including The Examen, Spiritual Exercises components, silence, discernment, and Ignatian Contemplation. Includes accommodations, all meals, personal journaling time, walking trails, and themed tracks such as Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, and Advent preparation.
• 3-Day Directed Retreats Gentle introduction to Ignatian spirituality and contemplative prayer for those unable to commit to a full week. Retreatants are paired with an Ignatian-trained spiritual director for daily meetings, with unhurried rest time, prayer, reflection, guidance in contemplative prayer, Mass, and Reconciliation. $425 per retreat.
• Days, Evenings, Mornings of Prayer Ignatian mini-retreats varying in duration: Day of Prayer (9:00-3:00, $60 including breakfast and lunch), Afternoon of Prayer (11:00-2:30, $50), and Evening of Prayer (7:00-8:30pm weeknights, $40). All include presentations, personal prayer time, and Mass.
• Sabbath Days Day-long contemplative prayer experiences (9:30-4:30) rooted in Catholic tradition and inspired by the Spiritual Exercises. Includes lunch, individual prayer time, and Mass. Open to all backgrounds. $50 registration fee.
• Young Adult Retreats Jesuit silent weekend retreats for young adults ages 21-35, offering an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Includes structured silence, guided conferences, prayer with Scripture, Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, small group sharing, and spiritual direction opportunities. Special young adult rate: $200 with $100 deposit.
• Summer Week-Long Retreats Seven-day summer retreats including preached retreats ($850 regular rate, $1,275 full cost) and directed retreats. Summer 2026 includes a preached retreat with Fr. Tom Scirghi, SJ titled 'Retracing our Journey of Faith' focusing on spiritual autobiography. $150 deposit required.
• Matt Talbot Recovery Retreats Recovery retreats for men and women rooted in Alcoholics Anonymous methodology and the 12-step program. Directed by recovering alcoholics who are also clergy, offering daily Mass, healing Mass, Reconciliation, conferences, breakout sessions, and adjacent AA meetings. Open to all faiths.
• Spiritual Direction Ignatian spiritual direction services helping individuals integrate faith and life through regular conversations with trained guides. Approximately fifteen professionally trained spiritual directors affiliated with Loyola, available for confidential discussions about spiritual life, loss, relationships, and everyday concerns.
• SEEL Program (Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life) Ignatian Spiritual Direction Formation Program co-sponsored with Saint Joseph's University of Philadelphia. Designed for individuals aspiring to become Certified Ignatian Spiritual Directors and Directors of the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises. Features monthly in-person and virtual classes with comprehensive curriculum including prayer experiences, readings, and practicum. Third cohort accepting applications for September 2026.
• Men's/Father's Spiritual Book Club Monthly book and discussion group for young adult men at various stages of spiritual journey and fatherhood. Led by Michael C. DeBenedetto III, Esq. and John Caruso. Meets 4-5pm on Sundays ($20 per session). Reading selections include Jesuit and Catholic spiritual texts such as works on St. Joseph, St. Ignatius, St. Augustine, and Fr. James Martin, S.J.
• Women's/Mother's Spiritual Book Club Monthly prayer and book reflection gatherings for young women and mothers, led by Jacqueline DeBenedetto and Jessika Caruso. Format includes prayer, discussion, and Stations of the Cross. Free offering (donations accepted). Reading selections include works by Fr. James Martin, S.J. and Dietrich Von Hildebrand.
• First Friday Mass Monthly Mass held the first Friday of each month from October through June at 8:00am in the Christ the Priest Chapel. Followed by light breakfast in the dining room. Daily Mass also offered Monday-Friday at 11:30am.
• Forest Bathing Walking Meditation Nature and Forest Therapy walks guided by Rich Collins, a Certified Guide for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT). Two-hour slow meditative walks on Loyola's 11-acre grounds engaging humans through senses rather than intellects. $40 per session.
• Vigil for Peace Annual prayerful evening gathering for peace, bringing together community members in hope, unity, and compassion to pray for peace in the nation, communities, and world. Features gathering, music, and prayer.
• Private Retreats Individual private retreats available with or without spiritual direction. Price per night is $150 (room and meals) or $175 (includes spiritual direction). At least one month's notice required for scheduling with spiritual direction.
• Group Retreats Custom group retreats for parishes, schools, and organizations. Loyola can accommodate 75 people in single occupancy rooms, with two large group meeting spaces, two dining rooms, two chapels, and breakout spaces. Group retreats can be arranged on mutually agreeable dates with programs adapted to group needs.

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Saint Joseph's University of PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the SEEL (Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life) program - the first Ignatian Spiritual Direction Formation Program on the East Coast. Loyola and Saint Joseph's University jointly offer this comprehensive formation program for individuals aspiring to become Certified Ignatian Spiritual Directors.
• Christian Life Community (CLC) USAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCLC is a lay Ignatian organization based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Loyola hosts CLC groups and connects members to the retreat experience. CLC is present in over 70 countries with local communities of 6-10 people.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Loyola House (Ignatius Jesuit Centre): Jesuit retreat centre in Guelph, Ontario, offering the full Spiritual Exercises in both 30-day and 8-day formats, plus directed and preached retreats. Closely aligned Ignatian program model operated by the Canadian Jesuits.
• Eastern Point Retreat House: Catholic Jesuit retreat house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, offering silent, directed, and group Ignatian retreats along the New England coast. Closely aligned programming and Jesuit heritage in the same broader Northeast corridor as Loyola.
• Manresa Jesuit Retreat House: Jesuit retreat house in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, offering individually-directed and preached retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Directly comparable Ignatian retreat center serving a different regional market.
• St. Ignatius Retreat House (Inisfada): Jesuit retreat house on Long Island, NY, formerly led by Rev. Joseph Costantino, S.J. (now missioned to Loyola). Offers Ignatian silent retreats, spiritual direction, and group programming in a historic estate setting similar to Loyola's Spring Brook House.
• Jesuit Retreat Center (Parma, Ohio): Jesuit-affiliated retreat center that previously employed Loyola's current Executive Director Bill Hobbs. Offers a comparable range of Ignatian-based silent retreats, directed retreats, and spiritual direction in the Midwest, sharing programming model and Jesuit oversight.

Regional players

• Lumen Christi Retreat Center: Catholic retreat center in Schoharie, NY, offering silent preached retreats, Ignatian directed retreats, and days of prayer. Comparable offerings and overlapping Catholic retreat audience in the Northeast.
• Sacred Heart Retreat House: Catholic retreat house offering silent and directed Ignatian retreats in the Diocese of Rockford, IL. Comparable retreat formats, sacramental focus, and Catholic/Ignatian identity targeting similar retreatant demographics.
• Christ the King Retreat House: Catholic retreat center in Burlington, NJ, offering preached and directed retreats grounded in Ignatian spirituality. Comparable programming and overlapping Northeast/Mid-Atlantic catchment.
• Mount St. Paul's Retreat Center: Catholic retreat center in the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ, offering days of recollection, directed retreats, and spiritual direction. Overlapping audience and service area with Loyola but operates under diocesan rather than Jesuit sponsorship.

Broad incumbents

• Creighton University Retreat Center: Jesuit university-affiliated retreat programming in Omaha, Nebraska. While anchored to a larger institution, it delivers Ignatian silent and directed retreats and spiritual direction in a manner directly comparable to Loyola's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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