In scripture readings for August, we recall the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountaintop, his divine love and compassion radiating out. Ignatius calls us to find God in all things, echoing the Transfiguration, inviting us to encounter the divine in the ordinary moments of our lives.

Through regular prayer, contemplation, and reflection, like Jesus on the mountain, we too can be transformed and illuminated by a passionate heart that burns with love and service to God and others.

Set me like a seal on your heart

JISA Spiritual Director Peter Webb writes “Searching and finding, misunderstandings and breakthroughs, consolations and desolations are parts of the lifelong walk...

We invite others to be part of these healing walks and to experience the freedom that Jesus had with the Father and that the Spirit desires to unleash in us.”

Pope Francis on Discernment: True Consolation

"…how can we recognise true consolation? It is a very important question for good discernment, so as not to be deceived in the search for our true good.”

An experience of True Consolation: The stillness within

Caroline Coggins, Spiritual Director and Retreat giver at JISA Canisius NSW, shares a reflection on the passing of a longstanding friend, in whose presence, one could experience the sacredness of  ‘genuine consolation’. 

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