The Franciscan Renewal Center (also known as “The Casa”) is a spiritual oasis for renewal, rest, and prayer. We provide space for meetings, overnight stays, private and directed retreats, adult education programs, conference rooms for nonprofit groups, and licensed behavioral health counseling.
The Casa is a quick 20-minute drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Nestled between majestic Camelback and Mummy Mountains, it’s located on 25 acres of beautiful, quiet desert landscape in Scottsdale, Arizona. The facilities include over 13,000 square feet of flexible, technologically supported meeting and conference rooms as well as 70 double occupancy rooms, 8 single occupancy rooms, and 4 handicap accessible rooms for overnight stays. Our guest rooms are designed without phones or TVs in order to maximize time for quiet, peaceful reflection and renewal. The dining room, which seats up to 150 to 175 guests, can provide buffet style meals for your breakfast, lunch, and dinners so you can better focus on your meeting or retreat.
The Casa is a non-profit and active religious community of the Order of Friars Minor — a worldwide Franciscan family that follows in the footsteps of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. Its base is the Franciscan Province of Saint Barbara, in Oakland, California which works with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. The Conventual Church of Our Lady of the Angels on the property offers daily and Sunday masses and a vibrant family catechesis program.
Faith
Christian:
Catholic
Open to All:
Open to All
Mission/Lineage: We are a center for the experience of spiritual growth which transforms and moves us beyond ourselves in the service of others.
As a Christ-centered community, we embrace the Catholic tradition in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi and welcome all to share in: Prayerful Celebration and Contemplation, Learning, Social Action, Healing and Hospitality
Average Cost: $$ - $$$$
Price includes single or double occupancy room with bath, all meals and use of all facilities.
Our Assisi lodge, built in 2015, provides 32 new guest rooms located on the quietest portion of the property, adjacent to the desert walk, new healing garden and meditation chapel. Most existing guest rooms were remodeled in 2013.
Environment: Desert, Mountain
Special Needs: Wheelchair Access
Restrictions: No Drugs, No Smoking
Environmentally Sustainable:
Yes!
For almost twenty years, the Casa has been reducing its ecological footprint. Eco-friendly measures include the installation of solar panels on our friary and new Assisi guest lodge, weather stripping, specially designed "styrofoam" cups for guests and campus-wide collection of recyclable materials.
In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi and with our Care for Creation ministry, we look for new ways to reduce our carbon footprint and live in greater harmony with the environment.
Language: English, Spanish
Retreat Type (definitions):
Directed, Guided / Programmed, Individual / Private / Solo, Personal, Preached, Silent
Features
Counseling:
Counseling / Psychotherapy (Licensed)
Health / Wellness:
Healing
Learning:
Classes, Talks / Lectures, Workshops
Meditation:
Centering Prayer
Movement Arts:
Qi Gong, Tai Chi
Nature / Wildlife:
Nature / Wildlife, Hiking / Walking, Nature (no specific type)
Outdoor / Adventure:
Swimming
Personal Development:
Leadership / Performance, Personal Transformation, Relationships / Communication
Relationship:
Relationship
Spa Services:
Hot Tub
Special Facility Features:
Bookstore / Gift Shop, Chapel / Temple, Church / Prayer Services, Gardens / Outdoor Space, Labyrinth, Library, Meditation Hall, Stations of the Cross
Special Topics:
Death / Dying, Grief, Recovery / Addiction / 12 Step
Spiritual Direction:
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Studies:
Church / Religious Order, Contemplative, Prayer, Religious, Renewal, Spiritual, Spiritual (no specific type), Text / Scripture, Womens Spirituality Studies
Room Types: Hotel
Total Number of Rooms:
82
Housing: 72 lodging rooms with 2 queen beds
8 lodging rooms with 1 double bed
2 handicap rooms with 1 double and 1 daybed
All rooms with private baths.
Food: Restricted Diet Options, Vegetarian or Vegan Options
Meal Availability: Provided - All Meals
Location of this Retreat:
5802 East Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
United States
Travel Info: Located in Scottsdale, Arizona at the base of Camelback Mountain and about 20 minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport and 10 minutes to Old Town Scottsdale.