Campion CIS - Kew VIC
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Contact us
Tel: 613 9854 811 0
Fax: 613 9854 8100 Bernadette Miles, Director
Campion Centre of Ignatian Spirituality
99 Studley Park Road, Kew VIC 3101
Email: campion@cis.jesuit.org.au
Facilities Campion has 20 single bedrooms with shared bathroom facilities, a
conference room to seat 50, meeting rooms, Chapel and dining room
where all meals are fully catered. Our gardens and the surrounding
Yarra Bend Park give space for contemplation and gentle walking tracks.
Our Conference centre is also available for private hire.
Live-in retreats include all meals, bed linen and towels.
Campion Team Members
Bernadette Miles (Director) is married with four boys and trained in spiritual direction and theology after twenty years of computer consulting and business management. She has a special interest in formation of apostoic leadership and applying the concepts of Ignatian Spiruality to organisational development.
Patricia Chisholm is professionally qualified in nursing, theology and spiritual
direction. Her special interests are Ignatian Spirituality, healing prayer and eight-day
individually guided retreats. She is married and the mother of five children.
Ian Dillon SJ is an experienced giver of the Spiritual Exercises and has lived
and worked in Papua New Guinea and Australia. He has been an industrial
chaplain and is currently chaplain at Jesuit Social Services.
John Doenau SJ has experience in Ignatian spirituality, retreats and spiritual direction. He is enhancing his ministry with exploration of the Gospels in greek. He brings wide experience in marital, sexual and personal counselling, as well as marriage and sexual enrichment programs to his spirituality ministry.
Margaret Fahey OLSH has experience in education, pastoral ministry and
spirituality. She trained in retreat-giving and spiritual direction at Saint Beuno’s in
Wales and at the Heart of Life in Melbourne.
Jan Geason RSM was formerly a teacher and social worker, and now returns to
spiritual direction after 11 years in leadership in her Mercy Congregation. She trained
in spiritual direction at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
Michael Hansen SJ brings together degrees in Arts and Theology with training
in the Spiritual Exercises. His creative and artistic energies enhance the development
and practice of Ignatian spirituality. Author of several prayer books, the most recent
being ‘The Gospels for Prayer.’
Joan Jennings (Assistant Director) Joan is a psychotherapist with a nursing
background. She has completed a Master of Arts in Spiritual Direction. She is
married with four grown children.
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Laurence Leonard SJ is the superior of the Jesuit community at Campion. He
did his training in retreat-giving and spiritual direction at St. Beuno’s in Wales. His
interests include eight-day individually guided retreats and the Spiritual Exercises.
Marlene Marburg is a Spiritual Director and poet. She holds a Master of theology, and has worked in medical imaging and education. She is married with two adult children. Marlene is committed to encouraging people to find goodness and giftedness in themselves and others. Her vision values all of life as an invitation to wholeness.
Robert Paterson has a background in theological education in Melbourne, Hong Kong and London, is married and a grandfather. Formed as a spiritual director at Heart of Life and as a giver of the Spiritual Exercises at Campion, he is interested in the roles of the imagination and art in prayer and reflection.
Marea Richardson is a registered Guided Imagery and Music Therapist - music-centred Psychotherapy and Accredited Grief and Loss Counsellor (NALAG). Marea works within a Christian perspective supporting people towards greater emotional, spiritual and physical well being with a particular interest in using and adapting GIM for spiritual growth.
Jennifer Sanders RSJ trained in retreat-giving and spiritual direction at St. Beuno’s, North Wales and as a giver of the Spiritual Exercises at Campion, after thirty years experience in education. Her interests include Ignatian Spirituality, individually guided retreats and the Spiritual Exercises.
Peter Saunders is a pastoral psychotherapist who works at Campion. He is
interested in bringing together the insights, gifts and practice of Ignatian spirituality
and psychotherapy in an approach that values the whole person.
Outreach Team Members
Ruth Spierings (Coordinator) is married with 3 adult children and previously held a managerial position in hospitality. Ruth was trained to be a spiritual director and giver of the Spiritual Exercises through the Arrupe Program at Campion. Her desire is to bring prayer days, retreats and the Spiritual Exercises to all within country and regional Victoria.
Margaret Biviano has a background in education. She is especially interested in introducing Ignatian spirituality to parishes and to small groups.
Frank Burke is a Companion in the Ministry of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises with a Masters degree in Economics. His work in recent years has been in the mediation of work place conflict. Frank’s particular interests include spiritual direction and the development of lay leadership in parishes through programs of Ignatian Spirituality, including the Spiritual Exercises in daily life.
Margaret Claver FCJ brings a background of living Ignatian Spirituality as a member of the Society of Sisters, Faithful Companion of Jesus. Margaret is a qualified Director of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and enjoys giving retreats in daily life, especially to young people.
Margaret Fahey OLSH has experience in education, pastoral ministry and spirituality. She trained in retreat-giving and spiritual direction at Saint Beuno’s in Wales and at the Heart of Life in Melbourne.
Terry Fanning has a background in nursing, is an Arrupe Graduate and is currently undertaking a Master of Arts in Spiritual Direction.
Tim Moloney CFC is a Christian Brother who is trained in Spiritual Direction and theology. Tim is an experienced primary and secondary teacher having worked Australia and East Africa. He is currently a Cluster Leader within the Christian Brothers operating in Victoria and Tasmania. Tim’s interests lay in formation and spirituality, especially understanding its connections with the Universe story.
Geraldine Naismith is a working Psychologist , has completed Arupe program and presently a member of Campion Outreach program
Anne Priestley RSM comes from a background in education She trained in retreat direction through the Arrupe Program and is presently a participant in the Siloam Program at the Heart of Life Centre. Anne is interested in giving prayer days, spiritual direction and retreats. She especially seeks to serve to people in rural areas.
Jacinta Rice CSB As an experienced member of Campion Outreach I now provide adult faith formation programs in a single parish situation to parishioners of all ages including young adults and school staffs. This means providing retreats, group and personal spiritual direction as well as prayer programs and helping in the informed prayerful development of liturgical ministries.
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