Taizé is an ecumenical community south of Lyon in France. Taizé worship is a prayer service consisting of meditative singing — simple songs typically featuring a line or two from the Psalms, creating a kind of lectio divina in music, reading and spoken prayer along with periods of silence. We meet on the first Friday evening of the month […]

On this day we take time to leave the busyness of Christmas preparation, and rest and reflect within the beautiful grounds of Our Lady’s Home of Compassion. For more information: retreat@compassion.org.nz

This five-week seminar series on the tradition of Contemplative Prayer is being offered by Fr Alan Roberts at Our Lady’s Home of Compassion, Island Bay.

Second Thursday of the month – 10am to 2pm

This discussion series focuses on our baptismal call to embrace a ‘spirituality of service’.  An ideal opportunity for people of all ages and stages of their faith to unpack the gift of the Easter mysteries and to consider the influence this might have in their life. There is no cost to attend these sessions; 11 April – Mary […]

This residential series of silent individually guided retreats, in the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola, are open to all. Themes include A New Heart,  Holy Mystery, A Discerning Heart as well as the “30-day Spiritual Exercises”. “I learned by experience that one train of thought left me sad, the other […]

This residential series of silent individually guided retreats, in the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola, are open to all. Themes include A New Heart,  Holy Mystery, A Discerning Heart as well as the “30-day Spiritual Exercises”. “I learned by experience that one train of thought left me sad, the other […]

This residential series of silent individually guided retreats, in the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola, are open to all. Themes include A New Heart,  Holy Mystery, A Discerning Heart as well as the “30-day Spiritual Exercises”. “I learned by experience that one train of thought left me sad, the other […]

Second Thursday of the month – 10am to 2pm

Each Monday evening 7pm to 8pm in the Chapel