One morning a month
Time at the Oasis
Come as you are, and leave when you like. No experience needed.
See what a morning involvesBurning HeartsDid not our hearts burn within us?
Luke 24:32Prayer and contemplation in the Ignatian tradition.
There are two ways in
One evening a week, for a year
Deepening our Awareness of God
Three terms, starting in September. For when you want to go further.
See what the course involvesWhat Ignatian spirituality actually is
Ignatius was a soldier. In 1521 a cannonball shattered his leg, and he spent months in bed with almost nothing to read. He asked for tales of knights. What the house had was the life of Christ and a book about the saints, so he read those, and daydreamed about knights in between. Both passed the time. Only one of them left him quiet afterwards. Noticing that difference is where all of this begins.
So this is not a way of feeling good. Feelings here work like instruments. They read which way you are being pulled: towards other people and towards life, or inward and away from both. Ignatius said to examine them and see where they lead. That is the whole skill, and it takes a while to learn.
Stephen B Whatley
Pastel on paper, 59 x 42 cm
Painted on 31 July, the Feast Day of St Ignatius.
Used with the kind permission of the artist. stephenbwhatley.com
Time at the Oasis
Looking beyond ourselves: consolation and desolation
Time at the Oasis is a morning of prayer and contemplation in the Ignatian tradition. It was previously called A Day of Prayer, and it remains open to everyone with no previous experience needed.
July's session explores consolation and desolation: the movements of the heart that turn us towards God, other people and life, or inward and away from them.
On Zoom
10 July 2026, 7pm
Please contact Jackie or Deacon Roger for the Zoom link and material.
In person
11 July 2026, 11am
The Memorial Room at Corpus Christi.
Contact
Jackie or Deacon Roger
The practice
Store up the sunshine days
Ignatius stresses that decisions should not be rushed in desolation. When the fog comes in and the landmarks are lost, the work is to stay put, anchor yourself, trust in God and wait for the fog to lift.
The Examen gives that daily space: noticing where the day moved you towards life and love, and where it drew you towards self-pity, isolation or negativity.
We ought to note well the course of our thoughts, and if the beginning, middle and end are all good, it is a sign of the good angel.
St Ignatius of Loyola
Jackie and Deacon Roger
Led through lived experience
Jackie and Deacon Roger guide Burning Hearts with attention to ordinary life, prayer, the Church and the practical choices that shape spiritual freedom.
Their sessions connect Ignatian teaching with real moments of resistance, consolation, prayer and healing.
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