Kolbe House Texas

Prison and transitional housing ministry information and resources

This three-day event has been growing and evolving for over two decades.  It is based on the WATCH (We Are The Church) Retreat done in parishes.  If you would like to help support this ministry financially or by working as a volunteer, let us know by using the Contact page in the top menu.

(The pictures on this page are from the retreat at the Luther Unit in Navasota, Texas, on May 14-16, 2026.)

Patty and Bryan’s Table of St. Patrick
Mitch’s Table of St. Dominic
Tricia’s Table of St. Joseph
David and Monica’s Table of St. Jude
Srie, Laura and Antonio’s Table of St. Mark
Pat and Sandy’s Table of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Mark’s Table of St. Michael
Paul’s Table of St. Thomas
Table of St. Luke
Table of St. Peter (The Band)
The Band
Happy Audio Team
Happy Kitchen Steward
Happy Deacon Denny, Director
Patty giving the Laity Talk
Vicki and Officer Gomez
Vicki and her Kitchen Team
Kitchen Team at work
Another Happy Kitchen Steward
Hot Lunch?
Laura and Srie
Brothers in Christ
Retreatant “pigging out”
Antonio and retreatant having a little fun
Preparation for their Noah skit
More skit preparation
Ocho Amigos
Praying together
Deacon Mitch interview
Bible enthronement
Table of St. Dominic discussion
Table of St. Joseph
Table of St. Michael
Table of St. Maximilian Kolbe presentation
Vicki enjoying her kitchen ministry
Table of St. Michael presentation
Table of St. Joseph presentation
Pat Fehy interview
Director Deacon Dennis Hayes
Table of St. Peter skit
Mark washing feet
Paul washing feet
Antonio washing feet
David washing feet
Deacon Mitch washing feet
“Real” hamburgers for lunch
Table of St. Patrick lunch greeting
Table of St. Maximilian birthdays
Officer “birthday”
Forgiveness activity
Forgiveness activity
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Final testimony
Deacon Mitch final words
Fr. David Michael Moses and Bryan “signing” off
Fr. David Michael Moses giving a shout out to the guys at the Kolbe House
Group Photo