Residential
TRAINING IN IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
offered by the British Jesuit centres of
St Beuno's and Loyola Hall

Ignatian Spirituality

• A spirituality that seeks to "Find God in all things" captures the imagination in an age that rejects the unrealistic divide into the sacred and the profane
• A spirituality that always seeks to do more - the "Magis" - is appealing to those who seek how best to serve God and neighbour
• A spirituality that takes seriously the belief that God speaks to each person through their own emotions and intellect speaks to a society that respects the individual
  
  Ignatian Spirituality is a spirituality for the 21st Century.

Thorough Training

Loyola Hall and St Beuno's between them can offer a thorough training to those who have experienced Ignatian Spirituality and wish to offer spiritual guidance, individually guided retreats or Christian discernment to others.
Both centres offer short seminars which serve as in-service training to those involved in the fields of spiritual guidance and retreat giving.

Practical Experience

The introductory courses of Spiritual Accompaniment at Loyola Hall are well-taught adult education of a practical nature with ample opportunity to learn and experiment with the skills of spiritual guidance.
St Beuno's offers a Retreat Giving and Spiritual Direction programme that involves the supervised giving of three retreats, allowing participants to learn from their own experience.
Both Centres offer retreat giving experience either as a visiting guide or on an internship to those who have proven ability in the art of retreat giving.

Modular Programme

The Ignatian Spirituality training offered by both centres is in modular form.  Participants can choose how intensive they wish their training to be.  It can be done over many years, or if time and money permit, may be done over a single year.

Begin with the Experience

We advise anyone interested in Ignatian Spirituality first to experience for themselves an individually guided retreat, either in daily life or at one of our centres. Before entering training for spiritual guidance or retreat giving we suggest that it would be best to experience the Full Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius in the 30-day form, in sections or in daily life.

On the next page all the Ignatian Spirituality courses have been brought together to make it easier to see what is available and how they can fit together. 

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