Association of Ministerial PJP's

Ministry Leadership Program
2025-02-11 - 2026-03-19
Update: Well-known Education leader and consultant Phil Billington has joined as co-facilitator of the Ministry Leadership Program
A formation program for executive leaders of Catholic ministries.
The future of Catholic ministries depends on leaders responding effectively to the business, clinical and social environments of the organisations they lead. This includes leaders of programs, finance, HR and planning.
Leadership formation deepens your understanding of the mission and values of your organisation and the spiritual purpose of Catholic ministries, to build up the community and carry on the tradition.
The Ministry Leadership Program (MLP) enables the Catholic tradition to continue to find expression, practical relevance and be an instrument for hope in the world through its ministries of service, so the mission of the Gospel is handed on to future generations. It offers executive leaders of Catholic ministries a deep, comprehensive and fully integrated learning experience grounded in the wisdom of the Catholic tradition.
The program brings together a rich diversity of experience from across Catholic healthcare, aged care, education and social services to collaborate and cultivate a mission-driven culture. The program is conducted over 12 months.
In the current context of governance transitions within MPJPs, this would be a valuable to give senior leaders a program which will augment the AICD Course and provide some depth for NFP entities within the church.
For further details please contact Phil at philomenabillington@gmail.com or Associate Professor Rev Jamie Calder SJ at Jamie.Calder@acu.edu.au

Heart of Life Centre Retreats 2025
2025-02-13 - 2026-06-22 | Heart of Life Centre for Spiritual & Pastoral Formation, 69 Alto Avenue, Croydon, VIC, 3136, Australia
Personal Retreats & Sabbaticals
These can be arranged at Heart of Life. Retreatants may wish to have daily or regular spiritual direction, participate in any of our multi-week seminars or short reflection events, attend Mass or spend quiet time in the grounds of Kewn Kreestha, or enjoy the extensive range of spiritual books and journals in the Heart of Life Library.
Longer-term retreatants may like to attend any of the 6-week seminars that form part of the Siloam Program, or our highly recommended Let the Heart Listen 15-week formation program.
Individually-directed Retreats
These can also be arranged with one of Heart of Life’s Spiritual Directors. Please contact us for more information.

Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia Retreats 2025
2025-02-13 - 2026-02-18 | Online
WHAT IS GOD INVITING ME TO?

Retreats and Prayers
Spiritual Conversation, Discernment
Spiritual Direction, Pastoral Supervision
Online – In person – Residential retreats are available throughout Australia and throughout 2025.

From Feb onwards a rich variety of retreat and formation experiences in the Ignatian tradition.

Janssen Retreat Centre - Karuna - Retreats
2025-02-13 08:00 - 2025-08-07 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Janssen Retreat Centre – Karuna, 22 Woodvale Road,, Boronia, VIC, 3155, Australia
The Spirituality Centre is an initiative of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). The Centre is rooted in the spirituality of St Arnold Janssen SVD (1833-1909), whose dream of a united world moved him and his followers to reach out to people of all cultures and spiritual traditions.
The Centre, formerly the site of a contemplative community of the Good Shepherd Sisters, has been a place of prayer and relaxation since its foundation. It has a living tradition of being a place for spiritual retreats and personal renewal. For many years it was known as ‘Karuna’, a place of loving kindness and active compassion. This tradition continues as a central focus of the Centre.
The Centre is proving to be a popular venue for people from metropolitan Melbourne, country Victoria and interstate.

Lectio Divina

Every Monday 10am – 11am.
When we sit and read the bible we allow ourselves to become men and women who are able to listen to the gentle voice of God (I Kings 19:12).Read more…

Centering Prayer

Group 1: Tuesday from 11.30am – 12.30pm.
It is an opportunity for lay people to experience Christian meditation, focusing on the presence of God in their lives. Read more…

Satsang Prayer

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 10.30am – 11.30am
We meet to read, pray with, and discuss a section of the Hindu… Read more…

Hindu Scripture Study

2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 11.00am.
Hindu Scripture Study focuses on reading and reflecting on Hindu sacred texts. Read more…

Qur’an Prayer

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10.30am till 11.30am
We meet to read, listen deeply to the words read, and share our reflection on sections of the Quran, the holy book of the Moslem faith. Read more…

Scripture Study

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10am – 11.30am.
Pope St. John Paul II said: By giving the Bible to men and women you are giving Christ himself. Read more…

Jamberoo Abbey Retreats 2025
2025-02-14 08:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 | Jamberoo Abbey, 695 Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW, 2533, Australia
A huge range of retreats are offered in person and online in 2025
Topics include:

Deep calls to Deep
Julian of Norwich
Metanoia: A change of heart
Hospitality: A versatile Charism
Wisdom as a way of life
Benedictine Values: A fertile soil for integral ecology

https://www.jamberooabbey.org.au/

New Norcia Retreats and Study Courses 2025
2025-02-28 - 2026-03-02 | Benedictine Abbey New Norcia, New Norcia Rd, New Norcia, WA, 6509, Australia
The retreats are held in Australia’s only monastic town, which is wonderful to visit in its own right.
Weekend and Single Day Retreats
The New Norcia Institute for Benedictine Studies seeks to broaden and deepen awareness of the monastic tradition within Christianity. It offers an environment conducive to prayer, study and reflection with excellence in teaching and research. It aims to encourage participants at all stages of life to reflect on their journey of faith with the pastoral support of rich traditions in prayer, discernment and discipleship, whether as lay people, professed religious, academics, or in ordained ministry.
Custom Retreats
The NNIBS is delighted to be able to offer custom retreats, for groups of four or more participants, subject to availability. These retreats, presented by monks of the monastery, can be adapted to the particular needs and interests of the group, and scheduled on any mutually convenient dates. If you are interested in organising a special retreat for a group, please contact Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, at institute@newnorcia.com.au.
Individual Retreats
Persons are welcome to stay in the monastery guesthouse to make individual retreats. These may be done without direction, simply allowing the experience of prayer, silence and solitude to enrich and renew one’s spirit. Alternatively, it is often possible to arrange for a monk qualified in spiritual direction to meet daily with retreatants. Inquiries should be directed to the monastery guesthouse, at guesthouse@newnorcia.com.au.

Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre Retreats
2025-03-01 - 2025-12-13 | Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, 267 Wellington St, Ormisiton, QLD, 4160, Australia
Santa Teresa is a place of:

Encounter with God: as guests take time out of their lives, for some, a once in a lifetime experience, while for others an annual spiritual health check, to reconnect with God and to grow deeper in this relationship.
Quiet Prayer and Reflection: for some, silence is sought, but for the most part, a place that fosters prayer, reflection and gentle conversations.
Spiritual Formation: providing a modern facility for groups and individuals to nurture their Christian faith. It is not a conference or meeting facility.
Hospitality: that seeks to greet and settle guests with a minimum of fuss but with great warmth and attention to their needs.
Great Natural Beauty: that calms the spirit and allows people to be renewed in body, heart, mind and spirit amidst the splendour of God’s creation.
Refreshment & Enjoyment: allowing guests to renew their energies and be refreshed through rest, sleep and exercise and taking time to enjoy fine food in a leisurely manner.
Safety: so that guests can relax with a sense of security and peace of mind.

Retreats include Mornings of Prayer and Guided Retreats.

Santa Casa Retreats
2025-04-22 - 2026-04-29 | Santa Casa Retreat Centre, 33-35 Flinders Street, Queenscliff, VIC, 3325
As a centre for retreats and spirituality our doors are open to people of all faiths

Santa Casa has embraced the principles of Laudato Si and has incorporated programs and practises that will heighten awareness of its goals.
We offer a sacred space for individuals wanting to make their own private retreat as well as offering a well-equipped venue for group retreats with their own facilitator.

We also:
Host in-house retreats offered by experienced directors on a wide range of topics such as: prayer; contemplation and mysticism; on gospel themes of compassion, love and social issues; and integral ecology and cosmology.
Support primary, secondary and tertiary school staffs to conduct in-service days, longer workshops and other professional development and team-formation programs.
Welcome communities of all faiths and denominations to congregate for their communal prayer gatherings.
Provide a hospitable and well-equipped venue for groups to practice yoga, meditation and other activities to strengthen community bonds.

Ignatian Retreats NZ 2025
2025-07-20 - 2025-07-28 | Mary MacKillop Centre, Mission Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
RETREATS 2025

Each of these fully catered Ignatian retreats are silent, with daily spiritual direction and Eucharist. The eight on suite rooms at Mary McKillop Centre offer a prayerful spacious environment in a superb setting for a personal retreat in the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius.
8 DAY RETREAT 20 JULY (7 pm) – 28 JULY (12.30 pm) 2025 at Mary McKillop Centre Mission Bay Auckland. For Bookings email: info@ignatianspirituality.nz
6 DAY RETREAT 17 AUGUST (7 pm) – 23 AUGUST (10 am) 2025 at Mary McKillop Centre Mission Bay Auckland. For Bookings email: info@ignatianspirituality.nz
6 DAY RETREAT 21 SEPTEMBER (7 pm) – 27 SEPTEMBER (10 am) 2025 at Mary McKillop Centre Mission Bay Auckland. For Bookings email: info@ignatianspirituality.nz
30 DAY: 9 NOVEMBER (7pm) – 12 DECEMBER (10am) 2025 at Mary McKillop Centre Mission Bay Auckland. For Bookings email: info@ignatianspirituality.nz

Praying with Two Lungs
2025-07-28 - 2025-08-01 | St Clement’s Retreat Centre, Galong, NSW
Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew share an historic moment of reconciliation! A moment when the church begins to breathe again with TWO lungs. Today, the call to breathe with the lungs of the East and the West, takes on new meaning in this Holy Year.
During these five days, participant will experience quiet moment of prayer opening the soul to the riches of the East The Pilgram’s Prayer takes us on an inner journey of discovery, exploring St Paul’s message:
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thes. 5:16-18).
Fr Patrick Corbett, C.Ss.R.
