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January 14, 2022
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 […]
November 3, 2021
After his conversion experience at Loyola, Ignatius felt moved to leave home and journey to Montserrat. There, at the Benedictine Monastery at Montserrat he surrenders the trappings of his former life and makes a full confession […]
November 3, 2021
From the First Spiritual Exercises (FSE) training team, Anita Davine, reflects on the FSE ministry and her joy filled experience training a new group of FSE Givers. As I ponder the fruits and graces of the FSE […]
November 1, 2021
This is a brief reflection of the blessed time we recently enjoyed as a family, sailing among some of the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. The islands visited included South Mole, Lindeman, Shaw, Goldsmith, Thomas, Whitsunday, and […]
October 5, 2021
As we approach the end of our Season of Creation for 2022 we offer you this Ecological Examen to take with you through the rest of the year. Offered by Pray As You Go, our colleagues in […]
October 5, 2021
Christine V. Paintner, Earth Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude Through Intimacy with Nature (Notre Dame: Sorin Books, 2020). ‘Cultivating wonder and gratitude through intimacy with nature’ In this reflection by Christine Paintner, who […]
October 5, 2021
As a girl who grew up in country Queensland, I was delighted to be invited recently to visit the communities of Blackwater and Emerald as one of the team from the Faber Centre. Mary Robson, […]
October 5, 2021
I arrived at the Exercises ready to move into a cocoon, I was weary, tired, dejected, wounded, I needed tender loving care. I was ready to hide in Your cocoon. I had travelled a long […]
October 5, 2021
The First Spiritual Exercises ministry began in Australia over 17 years ago when it was suggested to Michael Hansen SJ that he research and write about the exercises first offered by Ignatius and his companions. […]
October 5, 2021
This month we begin a regular segment bringing you news of JISA’s First Spiritual Exercises Ministry (FSE) which is interwoven through many of our offerings. As demand for the First Spiritual Exercises is growing, the […]