Catholic Religious Australia - we support: RETREAT CENTRES

As spirituality from different Christian traditions underpins the lives of all our members, centres for retreat and hospitality are important ministries for several of our member congregations.

These centres are used for personal spiritual development and renewal by all our members, diocesan priests and lay people within the Catholic tradition and brothers and sisters from other Christian denominations. They are open also to people of other faiths, and none. Some of the centres also provide conference facilities to church and civil groups.

It is in the stillness of our own self that we can learn those things that escape us in the noise of the market place...
Dr. A. Meares

Retreat Centres listed below are:

TASMANIA, The Emmanuel Centre, Launceston; MacKillop Hill Spirituality Centre, Forth; Maryknoll Retreat and Conference Centre, Blackman's Bay.

VICTORIA, Campion Centre for Ignatian Spirituality, Kew; The Good Samaritan Centre, Coragulac; Amberley Retreat Centre, Amberley; Treacy Conference Centre, Parkville; The Centre for Ecology and Spirituality, Glenburn.

NEW SOUTH WALES, Hartzer Park Centre, Burradoo; St Mary's Towers Retreat Centre, Douglas Park; Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality, Pymble; The Mount St Benedict Centre, Pennant Hills; Maria Tal Cottages, Wentworth Falls; Arise Natural Therapies, Camden; "Billow View" Retreat and Conference Centre, Gerringong; "Winbourne" Edmund Rice Retreat and Conference Centre, Mulgoa; THEVENUE Conference Centre, Corrimal.

QUEENSLAND, Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality, Banyo; Presentation Spirituality Centre, Manly; Riverglenn Conference Centre, Indooroopilly.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Loyola Spirituality Centre, Norwood; Sevenhill Centre of Ignatian Spirituality, Sevenhill.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, St John of God Retreat Centre, Safety Bay; Epiphany UAC Retreat Centre, Rossmoyne.

TASMANIA

The Emmanuel Centre

Launceston

T: (03) 6334 1082

F: (03) 6334 7995

E: ssjemmanuel@bigpond.com

Sisters of St Joseph

MacKillop Hill Spirituality Centre

Forth (near Devonport)

T: (03) 6428 3095

F: (03) 6428 3467

E: rsjforth@bigpond.net.au

Sisters of St Joseph

Maryknoll Retreat and Conference Centre

Blackman's Bay (south of Hobart)

T: (03) 6229 3109

E: maryknoll@bigpond.com

Presentation Sisters

VICTORIA

Campion Centre for Ignatian Spirituality
Kew
T: (03) 9854 8110

F: (03) 9854 8100
E: secretary@campion.asn.au

Jesuits

The Good Samaritan Centre
Coragulac (near Colac)
T: (03) 5233 1292

F: (03) 5233 1521

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

Amberley Retreat Centre

Amberley (outer Melbourne)

T: (03) 9439 8282

F: (03) 9439 6969

E: reception@amberley.org.au

Christian Brothers

Treacy Conference Centre

Parkville (Melbourne)

T: (03) 8359 0101

F: (03) 8359 0103

Christian Brothers

The Centre for Ecology and Spirituality

Glenburn

T: (03) 5797 8532

E: centreecology@bigpond.com

Christian Brothers

NEW SOUTH WALES

Hartzer Park Centre

Burradoo (near Bowral)

T:   (02) 4861 3223

F:   (02) 4862 1872

E: hartzer@hinet.net.au

Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

St Mary's Towers Retreat Centre

Douglas Park

T:   (02) 4630 9232 ext 101

F:   (02) 4630 9364

E:   towersretreat@bigpond.com

W: www.users.bigpond.comtowersretreat (alternative web address)

Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality

Pymble
T: (02) 9488 4524
F: (02) 9488 4485
E: canisius@cis.jesuit.org.au

Jesuits



The Mount St Benedict Centre
Pennant Hills
T: (02) 9484 6208 (02) 9484 7033

F: (02) 9481 8947
E:  mtstbenedict@bigpond.com or The Director

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

Maria Tal Cottages
Wentworth Falls
T/F: (02) 4757 2290 (Valley Pines Office);
E: Maria Tal Cottages

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

Arise Natural Therapies

Camden
T/F:   (02) 4655 3982
E: kristenguy@yahoo.com.au

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

"Billow View"

Retreat & Conference Centre

Gerringong

T: (02) 4234 0441

F: (02) 4234 4962

Christian Brothers

"Winbourne"

Edmund Rice Retreat & Conference Centre

Mulgoa

T: (02) 4773 5555

F: (02) 4773 5500

E: manager@winbourne.cfc.edu.au

Christian Brothers

THEVENUE Conference Centre
Corrimal
T: (02) 4284 6600
F: (02) 4284 6622
E: info@thevenue.org.au
Youth Mission Team Australia

QUEENSLAND

Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality
Banyo (Brisbane)
T: (07) 3621 8908
E: faber@cis.jesuit.org.au

Jesuits

Presentation Spirituality Centre

Manly (Brisbane)

T: (07) 3396 3290

F: (07) 3348 6944

E: pscmanly@qld.pbvm.org.au

Presentation Sisters

Riverglenn Conference Centre

Indooroopilly (Brisbane)

T: (07) 3878 9333

F: (07) 3878 2366

E: river@riverglenn.com.au

Christian Brothers

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Loyola Spirituality Centre
Norwood
T: (08) 8364 3834

F: (08) 8364 3750
E: loyolacentre@excite.com

Jesuits

Sevenhill Centre of Ignatian Spirituality
Sevenhill
T: (08) 8843 4062

F: (08) 8843 4235
E: sevenhill@cis.jesuit.org.au

Jesuits

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

St John of God Retreat Centre

Safety Bay (near Shoalwater )

T: (08) 9527 2101
F: (08) 9592 1250
E: retreat@ssjg.org.au

Sisters of St John of God

Epiphany UAC Retreat Centre

(click UAC, then Epiphany Retreat)

Rossmoyne

T: (08) 9457 2645

F: (08) 9457 2645

E: epiphanycentre@bigpond.com

If you love the truth be a lover of silence. Silence like the sunlight will illuminate you in God and will deliver you from the phantoms of ignorance. Silence will unite you to God.
Thomas Merton

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