The Centre for Ignatian Spirituality forms part of the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. The work of CIS is to share the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola. We work across cultures and religious denominations to provide opportunities for retreats both residentially and in daily life and train spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition. We have a mixed team consisting of laity trained in Ignatian Spirituality and Jesuits.
What we offer:

• The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius
• Residential Retreats 30-days; 8-days; 5-days
• Weekend retreats
• Retreats in Daily Life including parish retreats and Weeks of Guided Prayer
• Workshops on the Discernment of Spirits
• Enneagram workshops
• On-going Spiritual Direction
• Supervision of Spiritual Directors in groups and individually
• Talks and presentations on Ignatian Spirituality
• Ways into Ignatian Prayer Course
• Prayer Guide Training
• An advanced training in Ignatian Spirituality
• Retreats for Teachers

IGNATIAN DAY 2008: SCRIPTURE AS STORIES TO LIVE BY

Keynote Speaker: Fr Nicholas King SJ
Date: Saturday 26th July 2008
Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Nestle Educational Centre @ The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens.
Cost: R150
Booking essential - limited spaces.

RETREATS

(* Limited bursaries are available for those in genuine need)

2008 Individually Directed 8 Day Retreats

These retreats are silent with daily individual meetings with a retreat director.
“Be still and know that I am God”(Psalm 46:10)
Take time out to really deepen in prayer and reconnect with where God is calling you.
St. Dominic’s Retreat Centre on the Bluff, Durban: 6th – 14th September 2008
Cost: R2000.00*

The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius

We offer the Spiritual Exercises residentially in the form of a thirty-day silent, individually directed retreat. The whole experience is 34 days with the first two days offering immediate preparation for the retreat and the final two days being a time of debriefing and reflection on the experience.

• 10th November -15th December 2008
  Directors: Fr. David Smolira SJ, Ms Annemarie Paulin-Campbell and Fr Graham Pugin SJ
  Cost: R7000.00 *

Due to the intensive nature of the retreat there is formal application process which will decide whether applicants can be accepted onto the retreat. Those wishing to make this retreat are advised to apply as early as possible. Applications close on the 30th August 2008.
For more information or to apply please contact Ms. Annemarie Paulin-Campbell on 0114033790 or a.paulin-campbell@jesuitinstitute.co.za

Weekend Retreats in Gauteng

‘Taste and See that the Lord is good’
There will be one group input per day and time for individual meetings with a spiritual director. This is an excellent introductory retreat.

Weekend Retreats in Pretoria:

• 16th- 18th May 2008
  Venue: Mohale Rest and Retreat. 123 Eeufees Street Pretoria North
  Cost : R 600.00 *

Weekend Individually Directed Retreat:

• 10th -12th October 2008
  Venue: Mohale Rest and Retreat 123 Eeufees Street Pretoria North
  Cost : R 600.00

Weekend Retreats in Johannesburg:

• 20-22 June
  ‘Art and Prayer’
  Venue: St Benedict’s Rosettenville
  Cost: R700.00*

Weeks of Guided Prayer:

• An individually guided process of prayer and reflection in everyday life
  Participants commit to a group opening and closing session at the beginning and end of the week. They also commit to daily individual, half hour meetings with a prayer guide during the week at a time that suits them and half an hour of daily prayer.
  • St Paul’s Anglican Church Parkview
    20th -27th April
    Cost: R250*
  • Holy Trinity Church Braamfontein
    10th -18th May
    Cost :R250*

RETREATS IN DAILY LIFE-6 WEEK PROGRAMME

For those people who want to make a retreat but lack the time, we offer ad hoc retreats in daily life. Retreatants meet once a week with a guide for about 45 minutes and commit to an additional 5 prayer periods during the week. If interested contact JISA and ask for Frances or Puleng. 50% Deposit upfront will ensure your booking.

Tsoseletsa

An exciting new programme of prayer aimed at people of all ages! These retreats will be run in the parish setting and follow a dynamic that draws on people’s existing prayer life and Ignatian Spirituality.

Journey in Prayer

An exciting eight week programme exploring various aspects of prayer and reflection. Ideally suited for people who want to deepen their prayer life and learn the basics of Ignatian methods of prayer.
This course will be offered at St Benedict’s in Rosettenville from mid September – October on Thursdays 4.00 – 7.00 pm. Cost: R60 per person. For further information please contact the centre on 011-4033790.

Dare to Deepen - Prayer Guide Training

Prayer Guides accompany others at a basic level in short retreats in daily life and Days of reflection. The Prayer Guide Training is offered in two parts. The first is both theoretical and experiential and is aimed at equipping suitable gifted mature Christians with basic skills in listening and prayer accompaniment. The second part is a closely supervised experience of guiding another participant in a retreat in daily life. Part of the course involves discerning if the participants are called by God to this ministry. The course is offered over two 8 week terms during the year. Applicants must have completed the ‘Journey in Prayer’ programme or a course deemed to be comparable by our training team.

Spiritual Direction Training - 2009

The Jesuit Institute-South Africa will be launching a new training in Spiritual Direction in 2009.This course will equip participants with the skills needed for on-going Spiritual Direction and for giving 8-day retreats. This course will be offered in four weekend blocks and one longer block each year over two years. Limited travel bursaries may be offered where needed to enable those travelling from other parts of the country to participate. All interested please contact JISA by August 2008.

Training in Giving the Spiritual Exercises

This course will equip participants to give the full Spiritual Exercises as a 19th Annotation Retreat in Daily Life and the 30-day retreat. This course will build on the Spiritual Direction Training, which is a prerequisite for entry to the course.

The Examen - Praying My Day

God communicates with us at every moment but often we are so busy we don’t notice his nudges and invitation. This little exercise of praying over the experience of your day takes only ten minutes and will help you to become more aware of what God is saying to you especially if you do it regularly.

• Take some time to slow down from the rush of the day and become aware that God is with you. Ask God to show you where he has been drawing you through the events of your day.
• Think back over the day from the time you woke up and allow it to replay in your mind-almost like rewinding and playing a video cassette.
• Notice the different things that happened and how they left you feeling.
• Notice first moments in the day which drew you closer to God. You can discover these by noticing the experiences which left you feeling more generous, more hopeful, more alive and creative; times when you felt peaceful, excited or content.(eg. perhaps attending a particularly interesting lecture; spending time with friends or receiving an encouraging e-mail or sms). Sometimes painful moments like hearing something on the news which makes you more aware of the suffering of others can also draw you closer to God. Ignatius called all of these ‘moments of consolation.’
• Spend some time thanking God for those moments of consolation in your day and storing up those experiences in your heart to encourage you in the tough times.
• Now notice moments in day when you felt alienated from God, others or yourself. Times when you felt frustrated, ill-at-ease; anxious or trapped; moments when you felt less generous; less open to God. Ignatius called these moments of desolation.
• Spend a few minutes bringing those moments in the day to God and asking for whatever healing or forgiveness you need.
• Think about the day ahead and what grace you need. Maybe you need courage to cope with a difficult meeting or energy to cope with a very full day. Whatever it is you need ask God for it confident that he wants to help you.