Welcome to the home page of La Verna Franciscan Retreat Centre. La Verna is named after the place that was donated to the friars by the count of mount La Verna in Italy. This was the only place ever owned by the friars in the time of St Francis. We love the work at La Verna because it is also a place of that has been donated to us for our work of inner peace, tranquillity and harmony with nature. A place where you can find the Lord, visible in all that is around us and within us.

Come to a quiet place and rest awhile with the Master himself if you see the need to find that inner peace.

Life becomes too busy, too pressurized and above all we loose the love we had for it, because we have been too busy busying ourselves with things that is more of importance too others other than to ourselves.

Come, find the Lord and that peace that the Retreat Centre is offering you.

Br. Ashley Tillek, OFM