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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: yellow;"><b>TL;DR:
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out form</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: yellow;"><b> to register for Winter Retreat from February 13<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup>.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">"...I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want" (Romans 7:19)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">In our spiritual journey, many of us can experience what St. Paul describes in his letter to the Romans. We know in our hearts what is good and holy, yet we slip into sin. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">This gap between what we want and what we do can leave us feeling broken, angry with ourselves, hopeless. It can drain and debilitate us. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">But, just as real as this struggle against temptation and sin, is the abundance of God's love through Christ Jesus, who does not leave us alone in our fight - no matter
how overwhelming or painful our sin can seem, it pales in comparison to the grace God can work through our effort.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Please join us for
<b>MIT Catholic's 2026 Winter Retreat</b>, where we'll explore how to <b>wrestle the rift</b> in our spiritual lives between the good we desire and the evil we struggle against. We have only 24 slots available, so please sign up as soon as possible using the
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link</a></u></span><span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>=== Logistics ===</b></span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Leave W11:
<b>6:00 pm, Friday, February 13th</b></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Return to W11:
<b>12:00 pm, Sunday, February 15th</b></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Retreat House:
<b>Notre Dame Spirituality Center</b>, Ipswich, MA. </span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(11, 87, 208);"><u><a style="color: rgb(11, 87, 208);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5e24c76b-3f4f-920e-1afb-e9bd808e9ae5" href="https://www.ndspiritualitycenter.org/">https://www.ndspiritualitycenter.org</a></u></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: white;">Cost:
<b>FREE</b></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">All MIT, Harvard, and Wellesley students and affiliates are welcome.</span></p>
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if you need to cancel.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: docs-Lexend, serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><i>“Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.” - St. Therese of Lisieux
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