reflection

BLOOM! A Midsummer Day-Retreat

St. Brigid's Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 N, Guelph, ON, Canada

Apply here! "The rose has no 'why'; it blooms because it blooms." - Meister Eckhart When was the last time you spent an entire day caught up in beauty? With summer flowers in full flush, we’ll devote a Thursday to […]

Let Us Dream: A Day Retreat

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Apply here! This one-day program takes its name from the pandemic-era book of the same title by Pope Francis. The day consists of presentations, time for personal reflection and wandering the beautiful land of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, interaction with […]

Journey to Emmaus: To be a Pilgrim

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! This one-day program helps participants to reflect on the experience of being a pilgrim, both in the realities of their personal interior life and in the exterior movements of life. Seeing oneself as a pilgrim […]

Finding God in the Second Half of Life: To grow as we age

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! This one-day program helps participants to reflect on their personal experience of the aging process: How do I continue to seek and find God, and to strive to grow...even as my body ages and I […]

The Sounds of the Desert: Listening in Lent

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! This one-day program offers space and time to deepen our spiritual lives in this season of Lent. What do I desire as I continue my journey through this season of grace? What does it mean […]

Praying with the Senses: The Power of the Imagination

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! This one-day retreat helps participants to grow in appreciation for the gift of the imagination in personal prayer. The guiding principle will be the Ignatian notion of the application of the senses as an integral element of […]

Dining with Saint Ignatius: The saint’s guidance for mindful eating

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! Facilitated by Philip Shano, SJ This one-day retreat will use the Ignatian guidelines on the taking of food. These rules are included in Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and are helpful in a discerned approach to eating, […]

Prayer Bead Pilgrimage – A One-Day Retreat

St. Brigid's Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 N, Guelph, ON, Canada

Apply here! Generations before us have appreciated the comfort of holding prayer beads in their hands. Join us in a new and fresh approach to this old tradition. You will begin this daylong journey by stringing your own Chaplet of Renewal, […]

Martha and Mary: Action and Contemplation

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A One-Day Retreat Apply here! Facilitated by Philip Shano, SJ This one-day retreat will be structured around the always-relevant story of Martha and Mary, the friends of Jesus who serve as illustrations of the ageless dynamic between being occupied with […]

Council of All Beings

St. Brigid's Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre 5420 Hwy 6 N, Guelph, ON, Canada

Borrowed from Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects, The Council of All Beings brings humans together in meaningful way to think, feel and yearn beyond themselves. “This creative communal ritual allows us to step aside from our human identity and speak on […]

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