RECONNECT
WITH YOUR FAITH
March 27 - 28, 2026
Learn | Worship | Fellowship
USML Conference Center
1000 E Maple Ave, Mundelein
Fr. Anthony Pizzo, Retreat Director
"From Restlessness to Prayerfulness: An Augustinian Perspective”
Retreat Schedule
Friday, March 4
5:00pm
Optional Dinner at Bill’s Pizza
7:20pm
Gather in Library
7:30pm
First Session - Room 101
9:00pm
Reception in the Library
Saturday, March 28
6:00am
Adoration in Chapel (if the group elects)
8:15am
Breakfast - Dining Hall
9:00am
Second Session – Room101, Reflection time
11:15am
Activity (Stations of the Cross, Pray the Rosary, or Reconciliation)
12:00pm
Lunch - Dining Hall
1:00pm
Third Session – Room 101
3:00pm
Mass - Location TBD
4:00pm
Adjourn
Cost:
$225 with overnight room and meals or $125 without room
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Retreat Director:
Father Anthony “Tony” Pizzo, O.S.A.
Fr. Pizzo is an Augustinian priest from Chicago and the Prior Provincial of the Midwest Augustinian Province. Ordained in 1984 by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Father Pizzo has spent decades in pastoral ministry, including many years serving the faithful of St. Rita Parish on Chicago’s South Side. Today he leads the Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel, overseeing the work of Augustinian friars and ministries throughout the Midwest and beyond.
Father Pizzo also shares a long personal and vocational connection with Pope Leo XIV. The two men studied together at Villanova University and were formed within the same Augustinian community. Before becoming pope, Leo XIV served as Prior Provincial of the Midwest Augustinian Province—the same leadership role Father Pizzo now holds. Their shared formation and years of ministry within the Augustinian Order give Father Pizzo a unique perspective on the life and leadership of the Holy Father.
At this retreat, Father Pizzo will lead men in reflecting on the theme, “From Restlessness to Prayerfulness: An Augustinian Perspective.” Drawing on the wisdom of St. Augustine—who famously wrote that our hearts are restless until they rest in God—Father Pizzo will guide participants in exploring how the restlessness many men experience in modern life can become an invitation to deeper prayer, greater clarity of purpose, and a stronger relationship with Christ.