Why should I attend?

Do you want to be healed? Do you desire freedom from unhelpful patterns of thought or sin you can’t seem to break? Struggling to understand and help someone else who desires healing or freedom? 

Healing the Whole Person helps you to understand the wounds at the roots of your struggles and how to bring those wounds to the Lord to receive the insight, healing, and freedom God wishes to give, especially through the sacraments and prayer.

Wherever you find yourself now is not the end of your story. God is here. God has more for you. Engaging Your Story is time set aside for God to guide you through.

Who is it for?

The John Paul II Healing Center's Healing the Whole Person is for anyone desiring wholeness, freedom, and an encounter with our loving God. It's for adults of all backgrounds and walks of life. If you’re looking for a deeper understanding of God’s love and the healing of your own story, you’ll fit right in!

The Healing the Whole Person teachings are for those who desire healing, or to help others receive healing, within the Catholic Church. Past participants who have found Healing the Whole Person especially impactful include: those who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addiction, illness, feeling stuck, or patterns of sin they can't seem to break, and those who wish to better accompany or help others who do.

What is it?

Healing the Whole Person: Engaging Your Story is an 8-week series that provides the framework for understanding and receiving Christ’s healing and peace in the heart of the Catholic Church. 

You can expect:

• Sound teaching from the Roman Catholic tradition delivered via pre-recorded videos by Dr. Bob Schuchts and Sr. Miriam James Heidland,
• Guided healing prayer experiences,
• A workbook for private journaling activities for application of teaching and prayer,
• Opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and to pray before the Eucharist,
• Opportunity to pray with a prayer ministry team trained by the John Paul II Healing Center,
• A supportive community of people (including some who are discouraged or doubting) who desire to understand and receive Christ’s healing,
• Privacy and compassion – no one will expect you to share about personal struggles you may be facing.

Where is it?

Old St. Mary Parish - Parish Center
835 N. Milwaukee St.
Milwaukee, WI  53202

When is it?

Thursdays: January 22 - March 26, 2026 (No session February 12 or March 12)
 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm with a light dinner)

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