The beautiful grounds of Manresa and the neighbouring parks and seashore invite us to enter into their peace, and to appreciate anew the gift of life that is ours. Dee Hennessy and Des O'Grady SJ will guide this retreat using reflection, ritual, mindful mediation and sharing, taking time to explore the ways in which we can contain our […]
Mass in honour of Saint Patrick will take place in the University of St. Louis, Munich on 11 March at 6pm. Fr. Ray Kelly, “the singing priest” will be the main celebrant of the service in German, English and Irish. This will be followed by the Munich Irish Night 2017 at 8pm with Fr. Kelly […]
This series will be based on two books - Oidhreacht (2012) and A Layman's Liturgical Year (2017) - by Ciarán Ó Coigligh and will comprise a bilingual discussion on the devotional poems. There will also be a brief period of prayer and reflection. Led by Ciarán Ó Coigligh, the series runs for four Tuesday evenings on […]
These evenings create a 'sacred space' for you to open your heart to the Word of God following themes of the Lenten season. You can come for any or all evenings. No need to book - just come along. Led by Siobhan Murphy and Joseph McDonagh, this event will take place on the Tuesday evenings […]
Led by Eileen O'Brien, the popular series brings a new selection of films. Each film will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a discussion. For details of the films being shown, sign up for the newsletter at www.manresa.ie. The event will take place on the Wednesday evenings of 5 April and 10 May. All Welcome to […]
This event can be an opportunity to give some time & space for balance in your life. Each participant is given a trained guide to meet once a week, to include suggestions for prayer and reflection. The closing meeting will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 11 April. Suggested donation.
In Steps2Serenity, Manresa is offering, on the third Wednesday of each month - except in June, July and August - for those who are involved on a 12-Step Programme an opportunity, through prayerful reflection and meditation, to come to an awareness of themselves as they are and to improve their conscious contact with God as […]
There are several key factors in the directed retreat which help you on its journey of discovery: personal prayer, reflection, silence, daily meeting with a director and participation in the Eucharist. The directed retreat is intended to create an environment where you can meet God intimately and discover that you are uniquely loved and called […]
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Dublin has offered training in the theory and practice of spiritual direction since the 1970’s. The course is currently being offered, subject to numbers, and applications are being processed for the 2017 enrolment in the Diploma in Spirituality (Spiritual Direction) course in Dublin and Galway, currently validated by St. Patrick's […]
Remembering Anthony de Mello SJ, this series of evenings will be based on some of de Mello’s basic principles for wholesome living, using guided meditations and fantasy exercises. The use of imagination, awareness exercises, group discussion and creative visualisation helps to awaken greater awareness of our giftedness and to open up new pathways to God. […]
