The facility is sited in a dense grove of oak trees on a Catholic school campus in San Antonio, Texas. Located in a quiet part of the campus, the new facility’s users are members of various religious orders who come from around the world. The complex is split into two roughly equal structures connected by a large walled-in courtyard that centers on a stand of trees. The walled court–in essence the real center of the facility–provides a contemplative and secluded gathering space for the center’s guests who come for three to six month sabbaticals.