Eagle Eye Formation

Because He Thirsts.

In The Beginning…

Three young women from a home-schooling family in the Chicago area were on a hiking excursion with the Brothers of St. John, when one of the Brothers inquired of them where they went in order to deepen their Faith. He was shocked to hear that in fact, these three young women, with so much potential and so much to share, had no where to go to find a way to continue to deepen their formation in their Faith. So, he asked them if they would come if he were to start something for them. They said that they would. That summer, he did start “something,” and they did come, together with 21 of their friends! That was the beginning. Since then, the Brothers have not stopped giving “something” for them, and they have not stopped coming!

The Spirit of the Eagle

The spirit of Eagle Eye is the same as that of Christ Jesus Himself, the “Eagle in flight,” (Rev. 4). In Jesus Crucified, and especially His cry of thirst and the piercing of His Heart wherein He gave His Spirit, the Paraclete, to His Church (cf. I Jn. 5:8), we find the fullest expression of this mystery of Christ, “the eagle in flight” . This spirit, lived out perfectly by the Virgin Mary, was also embodied and handed to the Church in a special way in the person and writings of St. John the Apostle, and demonstrated vividly for us in the life and doctrine of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. Following in their footsteps, Eagle Eye strives to bring each of its participants to experience the cry of thirst of Christ as intensely as possible by helping them delve as deeply as possible into the mystery of a Christian Charity lived out as a “sincere gift of themselves” (cf. Lumen Gentium 22) in prayer, study, fraternal charity and apostolic service. His cry of thirst will be the source of a constant desire in them to give to God all that they can out of love, to form themselves as profoundly as possible in the truth, and to preach His Gospel with the totality of their lives.

Eagle Eye Retreats
(Weekends)

Eagle Eye Summer Institutes
(8-day program, Saturday to Sunday)

A two-day hike, followed by five days of monastic prayer, Philosophy and Theology classes, and fun in an environment conducive to friendship.

Eagle Eye Formation Program
(4 weeks, from June 3rd -- 30th)

A five-day hike in Southern Illinois followed by three weeks of monastic prayer, Philosophy and Theology classes, and friendships as we work to organize and host the first-ever St. John Youth Fest for 200 local teens. Young adults (19-30) will pray and study together in the mornings, work together for the New Evangelization in the afternoons, and relax together in the evenings.

Eagle Eye School of Evangelization
(one academic year)

An intensive opportunity for personal formation and self-gift in a life of prayer, study, community and evangelization with the Brothers of St. John in Princeville. Live at the Priory, participate in Community prayer and daily classes in Theology and Philosophy, plus serve the Church by daily, active labor for the New Evangelization.

For more information, contact Brother Nathan, CSJ at brudernathan@yahoo.com