Companions is a professional association of givers of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.
We are a community of consolation, an open circle of friends in the Trinity. Seeking and finding God in all things, we respond with Mary’s Yes, not knowing what lies ahead.
Through the dynamic of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises we offer opportunities for members to find ways of discerning with and accompanying others in their journey towards interior freedom in their relationship with God.
The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises grew out of the personal spiritual experiences of St Ignatius of Loyola and his reflection on the spiritual conversations he had with men and women of his time. Ignatius developed a dynamic pattern of scripture based prayer exercises that invited those who made them to remain attentive to inner experiences, to encounter profoundly Jesus Christ, to be deeply converted, to experience consolation in their relationship with God and to live their daily lives with a renewed sense of mission.
To ensure members have opportunities to receive, live, give, and develop Ignatian spiritual exercises in many forms, so that all may find their place of consolation and flourish in the community of creation.
Companions strives to be a place where members feel heard, embraced, welcomed, nurtured, comforted, supported, encouraged and challenged:
