Mary DeTurris Poust
Presenter: Mary DeTurris Poust
Mary DeTurris Poust is a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director living in upstate New York. She has written six books on Catholic spirituality and seven books of seasonal scriptural reflections, including Waiting in Joyful Hope: Daily Reflections for Advent & Christmas 2025-2026, recently released by Liturgical Press.
She recently published an article in the National Catholic Reporter on a Centering Prayer event she attended, where she experienced “a hunger for a community, a place where silence moves like a spiritual stream flowing between us and out into the world, a place where division gives way to harmony, and practice leads us ever closer to presence.” She hopes other people have a similar experience at her upcoming retreat.
You can find her writing and podcast at her website: NotStrictlySpiritual.com
For more information or to register please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at HMFRC@AtonementFriars.org.
Upcoming Programs by Mary DeTurris Poust

The Journey is The Goal
We live in a goal-oriented society, a world that expects us to be productive every waking moment. But what if life is not about getting through a series of tasks or to a particular destination? What if the journey itself is where we are meant to find our purpose and God’s promise? When we […]