Mater Dolorosa — Hotel in Sierra Madre

This a beautiful and serene place to visit for meditative nature walks in the many garden pathways. I love coming here, every year, for my annual retreat with my church community and friends for a silent retreat. I enjoy going through the Stations of the Cross. My favorite is the garden of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, which includes life-size bronze statues of Mary meeting Jesus during His way of the cross. Throughout these holy grounds, you will find benches to sit and meditate. The chapel is modernized with a dramatic life-size statue of Jesus crucified near the altar, beautiful stained glass windows and a modernized mural of Jesus, as you...

Lovely retreat center. Absolutely remarkable views on the trail. Tons of wildlife to observe like deer! Definitely a place a reflection. They have the stations of the cross and a garden with the seven sorrows of Mary. When we arrived for a lenten stations cross hike, it was noticeably peaceful and quiet. I would imagine a retreat here would be...

If you ever need personal time with God or if you need to shut off from this crazy world this is the best place to go. If you want a personal/intimate time with God this is the best place to God. The environment/view is breath taking. Going to this place is like going up the mountain to...