Program Calendar

A Pathway in Life?

Canisius CIS NSW

Weekend Retreats

2012

Most weekend retreats commence on Friday evening and conclude on Sunday afternoon.

Introduction to the Spiritual Exercises

For persons considering making the Exercises this is a valuable opportunity to ‘taste and see’ before making that decision. 9.30 am – 3.30 pm. BYO lunch.

Seeking the Face of Jesus

In Ps. 42 we read, “As the deer longs for running streams, so I long for you. My soul thirsts for you, the God who is my life! When shall I see the face of God?” To see the face of God is to have all desire quenched, all restlessness stilled, all aching quietened. To see the face of God is to attain complete peace. God has given us Jesus so that we can see His face and find the peace for which we long.

My Relationship with God

To deepen your relationship with God, we offer you silence, a spiritual director and ample time for prayer and reflection. There is no input or group work, just silence and guidance. ($230 live in)

Journey with Jesus

The Gospels portray the life of Jesus as a journey. My life and the life of Jesus intersect - when I meet Jesus on His Gospel journey I find how His life and mine are similar, and how my life experience is a mirror of His own. Jesus is a fellow-traveller on the journey of my life.

Two or Four Days Mid-Lenten Retreat

Preached retreat with opportunity for individual spiritual direction. You are invited to attend for the weekend, or for four days.

The Mystery of Suffering

Are there times of suffering when you experience aloneness, emptiness, or abandonment by God and others? While there are no answers, this weekend offers nourishment for your soul, and a holding space with gentle prayer and sharing of stories. ($230 live in)

Weekend Wonderings

These weekend preached retreats address aspects of scripture and issues facing the church today. All are welcome to come to the series of talks or to those that are of interest.

Spiritual Journey for Men

As men journey through their lives there is often a time when they are challenged by discovering new priorities, new values and new goals. This transition can be an invitation to enter more deeply into the inner journey. Held at Sevenhill, the retreat will commence at 7.30 pm on Friday night and end at 3.00 pm on Sunday. ($180 Live in)

Journal Workshop 1 - Life Context

The Intensive Journal method, a psycho-spiritual program developed by Ira Progoff PhD in the 1960s offers whole-of-life approach using a structured workbook and meditative exercises. Working step by step through the carefully designed exercises is like a journey through your life, going progressively deeper, recognizing the threads of continuity throughout life, identifying experiences of meaning and introducing ways to access your inner wisdom. Further information is available on the web-site : www.intensivejournal.org. ($190 live out)

Journal Workshop 2 - Depth Contact

(Pre-requisite: Life Context Workshop) Building on previous Journal work, these exercises explore further the social dimensions of living, dreams and images, spiritual questions and experiences of meaning, faith and connection. Using the entire Journal enables you to make the content of your spiritual life tangible and gives energy to act creatively out of your deepest values. ($190 live out)

One, Two or Three Day Weekend

Use the Queen’s Birthday weekend as an opportunity for some quiet, peace & prayer. This retreat is especially designed for busy people, or for those who may not have any previous experience of a silent retreat. All meals, accommodation and spiritual direction included. ($190 live out)

Being ‘Present to the PRESENCE of God’

What if each of us is so full of Presence that we are at all times shining out like stars, and all that we have to do is get out of our own way so that we can live within the Presence of God? Join spiritual director, retreat leader and Celtic harpist Cath Connelly and Sally Longley for a weekend using music, poetry, silence, art and Celtic Christian spirituality to explore both Presence and how to get out of our own way.

Moving Closer to Christ - Silent Preached Retreat

My deepest desire: ‘to know Christ more intimately, love Him more tenderly, and follow Him more closely’ (Richard of Chichester). Join us for a weekend of prayer and reflection on how we can move closer to Christ. ($230 live in)

Pathway to the Oasis for Men

Reflective contemplation for men seeking inner silence and a relationship with God. Retreatants have the opportunity to experience various ways of praying from the Ignatian tradition. Held at Sevenhill, the retreat will commence at 7.30 pm on Friday night and end at 3.00 pm on Sunday. ($180 live in).

The Beatitudes

The eight Beatitudes – the “Blessed are ...” (Luke 6) sayings of Jesus reveal to us a portrait of the type of person Jesus was, and invite us to be like Him, so that we too can find and enjoy the ‘blessedness’ - the ‘happiness’ – that God desires for us.

Praying our Memories

Memories are like an internal camera, constantly capturing for us the significant moments, both good and bad, of our lives. We find joy in taking out our photographs and reliving the moments we have captured in them. Taking out our memories in the presence of God can be a prayer of great joy, peace, comfort and awareness, and may be a source of healing and growth, as we seek to become more at one with God, ourselves and all creation.

Seek and Find God’s Will - Praying the Examen

Are you searching for a way to feel God’s presence in your everyday life? Struggling to find God in all things? Thirsting for a way to grow in your relationship with God? Come and discover the prayer Ignatius of Loyola prayed to “seek and find God’s will”. The Examen Prayer is a transforming and ever-growing practice in Christian spirituality. ($230 live in, $190 live out)

The Prodigal Son - Men’s Retreat

In the parable of the Prodigal Son, Jesus gives us deep insights into the issues we face within ourselves, in developing an intimate relationship with God. This retreat will explore the implications of this parable for our own personal journey. Held at Sevenhill, the retreat will commence at 7.30 pm on Friday night and end at 3.00 pm on Sunday. ($180 live in)

Women’s Spirituality Retreat

Have you reached a plateau in your life? Where do you go from here? This weekend for women will honour and celebrate your life so far and will seek to find meaning in the next part of your journey. We will draw from the stories of women in Scripture as we reflect on our own lives and discern where God might be leading us. ($230 live in, $190 live out)

Simplifying My Life

An opportunity to prayerfully weigh the baggage I carry in my life.

Ignatian Prayer in the Labyrinth

The medieval Christian labyrinth is a potent symbol of pilgrimage. This very popular weekend is a time to walk and pray the pattern of our life journey on the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth replica built at Campion. New or experienced walkers, builders and thinkers, the curious, the mystified, the adventurous, the careful, the lost and the found – all are welcome. ($230 live in, $190 live out)

Praying our Dreams

In the Christian Scriptures we see that God has chosen to communicate with us through dreams. It is important for us to learn the language of dreams so that we are able to understand what God is saying to us. This workshop will enable participants to learn God’s language of dreams, and to discover for themselves the richness of God’s communication through them. The Praying of Dreams is also a helpful tool for Spiritual Directors in their practice of their ministry.

Introduction to the Spiritual Exercises

For persons considering making the Exercises this is a valuable opportunity to ‘taste and see’ before making that decision. 9.30 am– 3.30 pm. BYOlunch.