Friday, July 10, 2009

Upcoming Retreat

The indefatigable Fr Michael Rowe, Latin Mass Chaplain of the Archdiocese of Perth (and, de facto, of Western Australia), is again running his yearly Ignatian retreat, at the historic town of Toodyay, 85 km north-west of Perth - I attended it last year, and would recommend it:

TOODYAY RETREAT

SIX DAYS  IN OCTOBER

Sunday 4 October 2009 to Friday 9 October 2009

A Silent Ignatian Retreat

At Toodyay:
         Daily  Holy Mass
                   Holy Hour
                   Benediction
                   Adoration
                   Silent Reflection

Cost:
The Retreat itself is FREE 
but Meals and Accommodation will cost $210 per retreatant  (if paid by 18 September ‘09 Early Bird discounted price is $190).
Deposit of $50.00 please to confirm your attendance.

COME ONE AND COME ALL

For An UNFORGETTABLE
Ignatian
 Spiritual Experience

For further enquiries, please contact
The Retreat Master Fr Michael Rowe
PO Box 337 NORTH PERTH W.A. 
Ph./Fax (08) 9444 9604 
Email : 
latinmasschaplaincywa@iinet.net.au 

1 comment:

Joshua said...

An anonymous backbiter left a very rude comment, damning Fr Rowe with faint praise as an enthusiast without training or experience.

How appalling to say "the days when we need to make do with whatever we can get are past" - what callous rudeness unbefitting a Christian!

This is quite meanspirited and untrue.

Fr Rowe has given Ignatian retreats, both in W.A. and in N.S.W., for many years now; I - and the many retreatants he has helped - can testify that he has plenty of experience; given his evident knowledge of the Ignatian method his supposed lack of training rings hollow.

Fr Rowe is known for his extensive and careful study and preparation before his retreats, as I know for a fact having visited him while he was doing so.

The truth is that the FSSP was approached to conduct a retreat in Sydney, and they declined. The good folk then contacted Fr Rowe, since he was known to give Ignatian retreats in W.A., and he accepted the invitation to come and give retreats in Sydney, which he now done for a few years also.

The Flavigny retreats are of course to be likewise commended, and I hope to attend their sessions myself - but there is no call to curse others, something the monks would find vile.

I have deleted the comment posted, and warn this person to stay off my blog unless they change their ways.