There are a number of workshops, retreats and events for Ignatian Spirituality in Western Australia. We invite you to explore the following events to see if they are of interest to you.
Booking details are listed in the information for each event.
Join the Eco-spirituality group and Ignatian Spirituality WA for a gentle contemplative walk in Bold Park. From 8:45 for 9am start till 11:30am. Starting at the Camel Lake Carpark, two walks will be offered - a 2km loop walk and a 3.5km walk. The 2km walk has a gentle slope for about 300m but otherwise is fairly flat. The 3.5km walk has some steeper sections. The surface of the path is a limestone base which is generally well maintained.
A morning of reflection, deep listening and sharing our experience of and desires for church.
Have you heard of synodality but don’t really understand what that means for you or your parish? Led by members of Ignatian Spirituality WA and the Christian Life Community, the morning will involve deep listening practices and shared conversations in the Spirit around our experience of church and our longings for it.
The world is in crisis, many of the causes of which are fundamentally spiritual.
What we see and hear does not provide a coherent inspiring life-giving story inviting us into deeper relationships with God, others and the natural world.
Drawing on the wisdom of our Christian tradition expressed in the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, Beatrice Bruteau, Elizabeth Johnson and others, John Auer will explore an exciting and inspiring new story – a story expressive of God’s presence in the universe as the creative, transformative, empowering energy of Love.
We believe in the divine gift of love but the challenge is to incarnate this love. Drawing on both the last encyclical from Pope Francis ‘Delixit nos’ – ‘He Loved Us First’ and the practical advice of Dr Gary Chapman in his series ‘Languages of Love’, Fr Iain Radvan SJ will facilitate prayer, reflection and discussion on how we can live the love that originates from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In 1255, St Francis of Assisi composed his “Canticle of the Creatures”, one of the great hymns to come down to us from medieval times.
This reflection day celebrates the Canticles remarkable mystical insights concerning God’s creation, and its ecological sensibilities so relevant to today.
Father Eamonn Conway is a priest of the archdiocese of Tuam (Ireland) and Inaugural Professor of Integral Human Development University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA). He previously served as Head of Theology & Religious Studies at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland’s largest teacher education college, for twenty-three years.. He is also involved in the synodal renewal process in the Catholic Church and served as an expert adviser to the 16th Synod of Bishops 2021-2024 appointed by Pope Francis. The title of this presentation is: “Changing to be Faithful: why synodality is the only way forward for the Church “which is the subject of Eamonn’ next book to be published in August 2025.
How could silence possibly create community? What do we mean by Community?
We’ll explore these questions especially this seemingly paradoxical claim by John Main OSB to see why this connection between silence and community is so important to us as humans as well as for the future of our home - Planet Earth.
Ignatian spirituality WA and Christian Life Community WA invite you to an Annual tree Planting Day at Gabbiljee Reserve in Bullcreek.
“That people may learn to respect Creation and care for it as a gift from God” Pope Francis
A gentle, contemplative weekend of silent walking, reflection and sharing. The walk will be in the hills around Mundaring but it is not a walk for fitness, rather a walk to slow down and allow oneself to be immersed in and present to Nature around you and to your own sense of the sacred. It is an opportunity to slow down and deepen your relationship with yourself and the Divine.
Join the eco-spirituality group and Ignatian Spirituality WA for a reflective walk at the picturesque Tomato Lake, 27 Oats St, Kewdale. on April 12th, from 9.30 AM to 12.00 PM, as we embrace the serene beauty of the Djeran season.
Tomato Lake, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of the city, offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Surrounded by lush greenery and a diverse array of flora and fauna, the lake provides a perfect backdrop for a peaceful walk. The reflective walk is designed to promote mindfulness and a deeper connection with God and nature. Psalms 24:1: "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."
Pilgrims on a hope filled Journey… living spirituality in Everyday life. Br Terry Casey CFC will link his lived experience of Spirituality with the CLC National Priorities discerned in July 2024.
Priority 1: Forming our members and sharing Ignatian Spirituality
Priority 2: Caring for God’s Creation
Priority 3: Walking with the excluded
This retreat offers an opportunity to take some time away from the distractions and busyness of daily life. It will create space for personal spiritual growth, enabling a deepening of your faith/ spiritual journey in an atmosphere of guided silence, respectful sharing and individual reflection. Allowing God (or your own sense of the Divine) to speak to your longings and deepest desires.
Jesuit priest, Fr Ramesh will be offering sessions of contemplative challenge with time for group discussion, journaling, prayer and walking in silence. There will also be plenty of time for laughter!
Come and join the Christian Life Community work to clean up Australia
Date and time: Sunday 2nd March 2025 9:30am - 11:00am
Location: 24 GARLAND ST, VICTORIA PARK WA 6100
Landmark: Park along Garland St in Mc Callum Park.
We propose to clean up in three spots. Along the river front, in the Park and on Heirisson Island.
We will meet at 9.30 am along Garland St, Mc Callum Park which is accessed off Canning Hwy, Victoria Park
Join the Eco-spirituality group and Ignatian Spirituality WA for a silent reflective walk in Kings Park. There will be 2 options for walking: one easier and the other more challenging. However, the emphasis is always on silence and contemplative walking.
The world is in crisis, many of the causes of which are fundamentally spiritual. What we see and hear does not provide a coherent inspiring life-giving story inviting us into deeper relationships with God, others and the natural world. We need a new story.
