Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia is a national community of women and men formed in Ignatian Spirituality working in a variety of geographic locations and online.
We give the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola and accompany individuals and groups through spiritual conversation and spiritual direction.
We offer retreats, ministry supervision and Ignatian formation for leadership and mission. Our facilities are available for day programs, residential retreats and hospitality.
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola are the bedrock of Ignatian Spirituality
The origin of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola are found in Ignatius’ own personal experience of conversion and prayer. He kept a journal where he recorded his particular spiritual experiences that he felt could be of benefit to others.
Through a process of reflection, Ignatius produced a manual of considerations, meditations, contemplations and notes to help others advance their spiritual life and deepen their relationship with God. Within a short period of time the Spiritual Exercises became renown for their transformative effect on those who received them.
The Spiritual Exercises invite us to contemplate the life and mission of Jesus and deepen this experience through accompanying Him in his life, pain and resurrected joy – as we experience in our own lives.
Contact us to find out how the Spiritual Exercises can be adapted for you or your group.
Mobile Teams - We come to you
Our mobile teams come to you
Contact us now to find out how our mobile team of spiritual directors can come to you.
Contact us at 1300 EXAMEN (1300 392 636) or info@jisa.org.au
Hospitality and Accommodation for your meeting, retreat or event
Ask us now how we can host your meeting, retreat or event
We have two venues with full residential facilities in Pymble, Sydney and Sevenhill South Australia.
Contact us at 1300 EXAMEN (1300 392 636) or info@jisa.org.au
What's On
- All
- Australian Ignatian Trail
- Being with God in Nature
- Campion VIC
- Canisius NSW
- Contemplative Arts
- Contemplative Walks
- Eight Day Retreats
- Faber QLD
- Field Hospital Spiritual Exercises
- First Spiritual Exercises
- Full Spiritual Exercises
- Introductory Retreats
- Lenten
- Lenten Retreats
- Online
- Sevenhill SA
- Silent Directed Retreats
- Silent Retreats over 3 to 8 days
- The Spiritual Exercises
- Two Hours of Quiet
- Weekend Retreat
Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
News
Ignatius and the stars
Pray with Ignatius and the Stars https://jisa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ignatius-and-the-stars-final-27522-3.02-pm.m4a Lights there in the dark flicker and go, and come again. Awake alone in the sleeping house, I have the stars for company. What is light, I wonder? […]
How pilgrimage can complement and deepen the Exercises journey
How pilgrimage can complement and deepen the Exercises journey (The healing of a false and faulty image of God) The idea of pilgrimage was important to the self-understanding of Ignatius of Loyola. In his […]
O come, O come, Emmanuel
May the ancient hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” ring in our hearts with hope and expectancy this Advent season. We invite you to view our Ignatian Retreats and the Spiritual Exercises for 2022. We […]
The Examen
An Examen Prayer for the Year As 2021 slips away, this is the perfect time to reflect on the year gone by. In the Ignatian tradition this is not a superficial review of the past […]
