JISA Sevenhill

22/04/2025

22/04/2025

✝️ Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ invited prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis after the Pontiff’s death on Easter Monday. He writes: “In the words spoken on the evening of 13 March 2013, when greeting the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square to celebrate the newly elected Pope, we already find two key dimensions of his ministry: the importance of walking together, Bishop and people, on a path of fraternity, love, trust and hope; and the centrality of prayer, especially that of intercession.”

Find out more:
👉 https://jesuit.org.au/a-heart-full-of-empathy/

Photo courtesy of Curia Generalizia della Compagnia di Gesù, Jesuits Global

15/04/2025

On his way back to Sevenhill after Tertianship in South Africa, Fr Rob Morris SJ visited his home country of Aotearoa, New Zealand and took in the stunning scenery of the South Island including Mt Aoraki/Mt Cook and Lake Tekapo.

15/04/2025

Holy Week 2025 began on Palm Sunday. Fr Kieran Gill SJ, Parish Priest of Sevenhill Clare and Riverton/Manoora blessed the palms at St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill.

17/03/2025

Friday March 07, 2025 Sevenhill on the map for year of hope National As part of the universal Jubilee Year celebrations, three sites have been named pilgrimage churches for the Adelaide Archdiocese: Adelaide’s St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Penola’s St Joseph’s Church and Clare Valley’s Seve...

11/10/2024

Discover Ignatian Spiritual Direction to deepen your relationship with God, make good choices, and find greater meaning in life.

15/09/2024

In Early September Fr Rob the Director of JISA Sevenhill was fortunate to make a short pilgrimage to sites linked to st Ignatius, author of the Spiritual Exercises.

In 1522 Ignatius visited the Marian shrine at Montserrat, the “serrated mountain”. Here he laid down his sword and dagger at the famous shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat, the Black Madonna, put aside the garb of a nobleman and adopted the simple coarse garment of a pilgrim.

In March 1522 Ignatius walked from Montserrat to Manresa, a small town 23 km away. Intending to remain only a short time Ignatius stayed here 11 months. Here he came known as the sack cloth man, an eccentric pilgrim who helped the sick and spent hours in prayer. Ignatius often prayed in a rock cave overlooking the Cardoner River. His reflections here became the basis of the Spiritual Exercises.

31/08/2024

Australian Ignatian Trail 2025 Dates (SA)

Pilgrimages along the Australian Ignatian Trail in the footsteps of the first Jesuits in Australia. Experience Ignatian Spirituality in creation. Step aside from everyday life, walk, reflect, time in silence, conversation, listening to God’s presence in nature and discerning. 🍃

We are excited to announce our 2025 pilgrimages! Be sure to book early as we take small groups and places go quickly. We look forward to welcoming you on this sacred experience.

New Dates for 2025:

☀️ 4 walking days / 6 nights from Tuesday late afternoon 22 April to Monday morning 28 April
☀️ 7 walking days / 9 nights from Tuesday late afternoon 29 April to Wednesday morning 7 May
☀️ 4 walking days / 6 nights from Sunday late afternoon 14 September to Saturday morning 20 September
☀️ 4 walking days / 6 nights from Tuesday late afternoon 14 October to Monday morning 20 October

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This ‘camino’ experience provides an opportunity for encountering Ignatian Spiritualty, discerning, and listening to God’s presence in Nature. Step aside from

12/08/2024

The Full Spiritual Exercises – In Silence at Sevenhill (SA) 🕯️

Immerse yourself in the Full Spiritual Exercises at JISA Sevenhill. In this silent retreat, you will meet once every day with your Spiritual Director and engage in the methods and models of prayer provided by St Ignatius in his text, The Spiritual Exercises.

Making the Spiritual Exercises can be a truly wonderful and life-changing experience. We hope that all retreatants can experience this at some point in their lives. 🪻

7 October – 10 November 2024
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 26 AUGUST

The Spiritual Exercises is the very best thing that in this life, I can think, perceive, or understand for helping a person benefit her or himself as well as

08/08/2024

Meet The Risen Jesus 🙏

We warmly welcome you to a time of rest and prayer for this weekend retreat at JISA Sevenhill in the heart of South Australia's Clare Valley. 🐝

In this retreat, we introduce imaginative contemplation, a practice of prayer that can give you an encounter with the risen Jesus as a living person.

There will be some presentations, guided meditations using the Gospels in a group and on your own, times for sharing your experience and learning from others.

We look forward to welcoming you. 🩵

Friday 27 September 4pm – Sunday 29 September 3pm

Book by 30 August

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We warmly welcome you to a time of rest and prayer for this weekend retreat at JISA Sevenhill in the heart of South Australia’s Clare Valley.

04/08/2024

Ignatian Spiritual Accompaniment

Be accompanied in a confidential, non-judgemental, one-to-one relationship, to connect more closely with God, yourself, and others. 🙏

An Ignatian Spiritual Director gently guides you into paying attention to how God might be speaking to you in your ordinary life experiences, reflections in prayer and discern how to make good choices. 🤝

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Discover Ignatian Spiritual Direction to deepen your relationship with God, make good choices, and find greater meaning in life.