THE FIRST SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
The First Spiritual Exercises (FSE) is the name of a book by the Australian Jesuit Michael Hansen. It adapts the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola so that they can be readily used as a retreat in daily life. The First Spiritual Exercises – An Ignatian Retreat.
Wellington CLC has been offering these retreats successfully in recent years. In 2025 the second retreat “Inner Peace in Darkness and Light” will be offered in person on every Sunday in August at St Thomas Moore Church, Wilton from 1:30 pm and by Zoom every Thursday in August from 7:00 pm
If you are interested please email christianlifecommunitywgtn@gmail.com .
CLC GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND NORMS REVISION 2024 – 2028
At the World Assembly in Amiens in 2023, the community agreed it was time to revise the General Principles and Norms which have been our foundational documents for the last 30 years. CLC New Zealand has a team of three members of the National Council who have been meeting together and with the Asia Pacific region to discuss wording and direction changes. The community wants the wording to be updated to reflect our desire to be one world community and to fulfill the promise of Laudato Si’.
All members of our community will be encouraged to take part in this process which will be completed at the next World Assembly in 2028. As we continue on this journey, we will keep members advised of the next steps. Plese pray for all those undertaking this very important work.