Theme/Preached Retreats
Our Centres offer retreats on spiritual themes to meet the needs and desires of particular people. These retreats are designed for spiritual conversations in guided groups or individual spiritual direction of one’s own prayer and lived faith experience. Each retreat has different rythmns of silence or withdrawal, presentation and prayer, liturgy and teaching, rest and recreation, contemplation and action. Please read the retreat desciptions so that our weekend meets your desires. No special learning or ‘holiness’ is required! In every retreat expect to be given encouragement and direction, to make several spiritual exercises and be taught ways to pray. Finally these retreats would hope to offer practical ways for you to continue to deepen your relationship God.
Six Day Retreats
Six Days with Henri Nouwenl
Wed 23 - Wed 30 Jul (Faber, QLD)
Chris Gleeson SJ
Six day theme retreat inviting retreatants to pray and reflect on the major themes of Henri Nouwen’s writings, with one key presentation each day and an opportunity for individual direction. Venue: PSC, Manly. (Cost: $80 per night from 6.00pm dinner first night to last morning breakfast.)
Contemlation to Arouse Divine Love
Fri 30 May- Fri 6 Jun (Campion, VIC)
Michael Hansen SJ, Bernadette Miles, Marea Richardson
This contemplation, or ‘Contemplatio’ as it is known, is the last crowning exercise in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius. Extravagantly and restfully, we will take a whole week to seek, receive and absorb the graces of this contemplation. We will delve prayerfully into the great gifts we have received: creation, redemption and personal gifts. We will wonder at how God works in us, in all the creatures, heavens and plants giving life and growth. We will seek to see deeply how all that is good and gift, descends from God like rays from the sun or waters from a fountain. We will open ourselves to God’s gift and work, to the very source of divine love. Interested?
This week retreat is a twin to the Slow Spirituality Weekend. Why not try them both? (Suggested donation $495 live-in, $395 live out)
Walking with God in our Daily Lives
Walking with God in our Daily Lives - Six Day Retreat
Mon 19 - Tue 27 May (Faber, QLD) John Reilly SJ
Six day theme retreat at PSC, Manly - retreatants may participate in six, four or two day residential segments. (Cost: $80 per night - from 6.00 pm dinner first night to breakfast on last morning.)
Sadhana
Sun 13- Sun 20 Apr (Canisius, NSW) CIS Team
Mon 8- Mon 15 Sep (Canisius, NSW) CIS Team
A six day live-in group contemplation retreat based on Jesuit Tony de Mello’s book ‘Sadhana’. Sadhana means “experience” which describes well Ignatian Spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises where reflection on everyday life experience leads to prayer, freedom, discernment, choices, growth and a fuller life. (Suggested donation $650 live-in, $250 live-out)
Five Day Retreats
Living Pathways - Five Day Retreat with Margaret Silf
Living Pathways - Five Day Retreat with Margaret Silf
Sun 27 Jan-Sat 2 Feb (Campion, VIC)
Margaret Silf and CIS Team
What does it mean to walk the pathways of our own personal experience as companions of Christ? How might we begin to turn routine living into transforming life, in the context of our own everyday circumstances and life situations? We will look at practical spiritual tools for turning passive believing into active discipleship and random choices into wise, life-giving decisions.
(Suggested Donation: $650 live-in, $495 live-out)
At Sea with God - Five Day Retreat with Margaret Silf
Tue 12-Sat 16 Feb (Canisius, NSW)
Margaret Silf and CIS Team
Using the metaphor of seafaring as a guide to our spiritual journey, we will reflect on the ‘boat’ of our life in its uniqueness, what is on board (both precious cargo and excess baggage), how we ever got launched, or re-launched on our journey with God, how we navigate the seas of life by a Christian compass, how we deal with the storms and shipwrecks of the journey and also those times when we feel we are going nowhere, and, finally, how we drop anchor while always continuing to move on, closer and closer to the horizon of God’s beckoning love. Live-in retreatants are welcome to arrive 2pm–4pm Monday 11 Feb. (Suggested Donation: $650 live-in, $495 live-out)
Preparing for Easter
Sun 16-Fri 21 Mar - live in (Canisius, NSW)
Mon 17-Fri 21 Mar - live out (Canisius, NSW)
CIS Team
Five day silent directed retreat 9.30 am to 3.00 pm. Live in or live out.
(Suggested Donation: $400 live-in, $200 live-out)
Sacred Space II - Women’s Retreat
Mon 20 - Sun 26 Oct (Loyola, SA)
Stephanie Brabin, Jan Sobotta
A silent directed retreat for women, providing an opportunity to meet God more deeply in your sacred space. The retreat, held at Sevenhill, will commence at 7.30pm on Monday. (Suggested donation $425 live-in)
Silent Directed Retreat - Women’s Retreat
Tue 3 - Mon 9 Jun (Loyola, SA)
Stephanie Brabin, Jan Sobotta
A silent directed retreat for women offering opportunities to nurture a relationship with God, and experience prayer in a reflective and peaceful way. The retreat, held at Sevenhill, will commence at 7.30pm on Tuesday and end at 9.00am on Monday. (Suggested donation $425 live-in)
Four Day Retreats
Holy Week Retreat
Sun 16 - Thu 20 Mar (Faber QLD)
John Reilly SJ
Input and ample time for personal prayer and reflection on the passion of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew. Begins Sunday with evening meal at 6pm and ends with breakfast on Thursday morning. Venue: ASC Ormiston (hopefully) $80.00 per night. (Suggested donation $320 )
Three Day Retreats
Tending the Mystery Within - Women’s Retreat
Thu 11 - Sun 14 September (Loyola, SA)
Stephanie Brabin, Jan Sabotta
A time to rediscover the goodness and worth of our lives and to nurture the mystery of God’s life planted within us. Held at Sevenhill, from 7.30pm Thursday to 3.00pm Sunday. (Suggested donation $255 live-in)
Easter Pilgrimage
Thu 20 - Sat 22 Mar (Campion, VIC)
 Marlene Marburg and Bernadette Miles
A silent pilgrimage, a prayer journey through Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It opens at Campion on Thursday evening. Walkers set out from Templestowe or Kew on Fri. morning for a silent walk through the streets of Melbourne followed by overnight stay at Campion. Gardens, labyrinth and chapel provide spaces for non-walkers to pray the Passion mystery. There will be group prayer and sharing. Details on application. (Suggested donation $185 live-in, $155 live-out)
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