Ignatian congregations meet together to read Brian O’Leary’s seminal book Unlocking a Treasure: Our Jesuit Constitutions to seek inspiration and to share insights about their own constitutions and search for renewal.
Brian O’Leary is an Irish Jesuit who has written and lectured widely in Ignatian Spirituality. Having completed his doctoral studies in Rome, he spent some years at the Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Dublin. He has since continued to lecture on Ignatian spirituality, direct retreats, conduct workshops, and write books and articles.
Among his books are Sent into the Lord's Vineyard (The Way, 2012), Radical and Free (Messenger Publications, 2016), God Ever Greater: Exploring Ignatian Spirituality (Messenger Publications, 2018; Liturgical Press, 2020) and To Love and To Serve: Selected Essays: Exploring the Ignatian Tradition (Messenger Publications, 2021).
The Inter-congregation Reflection Group comprises of five meetings with members of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ), Congregation of Jesus (CJ), and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). Here are the dates:
First meeting: Wednesday 2nd March 2022, introductory session.
Second meeting: Thursday 31st March 2022
Third meeting: Thursday 28th April 2022
Fourth meeting: Thursday 19th May 2022
Fifth meeting: Thursday 9th June 2022
This residential weekend retreat offers participants the opportunity to explore the human condition through your own life story, in the context of the Gospel and the Christian spiritual life, using mindfulness skills and contemplative Christian prayer.