The Ignatian Spirituality Centre

A Work of the Jesuits in Scotland

What's on at the ISC?

Here is a quick summary of some things that are taking place 

• Life Before Death: The Psychology of Flourishing
  • Day event online and in house 21 February 2026
  • Click for details
• Be Still and Know that I am God - NON-RESIDENTIAL Retreat
  • 24 -26 April 2026 at the ISC in Glasgow
  • Click for Details
• 30 Day ONLINE Retreat
  • 31 Oct - 30 Nov 2026
  • Booking and details 
• Lent Retreat online & Booklets
  • Click to pre order booklets for 2026

Our Centre

Feel free to drop into the ISC for a coffee or tea or just for some quiet space during our office opening hours - we'd love to see you!  We're open Monday- Friday 09:00 to 17:00

ISC Bursary Appeal - last year we gave out over £5,000 to help individuals take part in our retreats and events - if you can support us by a one-off gift or more regular giving or by paying a bit more then we would appreciate it.

Hire a room for your group - we are happy for groups to use our centre and its facilities.

What is Ignatian Spirituality?

Named after Ignatius of Loyola, Ignatian Spirituality is a grounded Christian spirituality which seeks to find God in all things, all times and all places.
It is to be found principally in the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, and as well in his writings, letters, and Constitutions of the Society of Jesus.

Spiritual Exercises

The ISC offers the Spiritual Exercises in three ways

• In Daily Life - meeting weekly with a guide over a number of months; 
• 30 Day Online Retreat 31 October - 30 November 2026. Booking form now available

See the information on 'Retreats' below for full details 

Spiritual Accompaniment (Direction)

Individual spiritual accompaniment is offered in the tradition of St. Ignatius Loyola. Not advice giving, but helping you reflect on where God is working in your own life.

Supervision

There are a number of support groups based in the ISC Glasgow and online for those who are offering spiritual accompaniment or giving the Spiritual Exercises to others.

Retreats and Pilgrimage

Be Still and Know that I am God

A (non- residential) in house retreat Exploring Mindfulness, Psychology and the Christian life

24 -26 April 2026 at the ISC in Glasgow

Retreat Givers: Fr Roger Dawson SJ; Liz Lord; and Steve Noone

Photo: Carrbridge taken by JH

Ignatian Pilgrimage

There are no details yet about a pilgrimage in 2026 - we will update this page in due course

Online Retreats

Available throughout the year; these retreats can be done in the privacy of your own home and at your own pace.

Lent Online Retreat

We are running our online Lent Retreat again this year and will be publishing our annual Lent books - click below for some details.

For those people overseas who may not get physical books in time you can download and print the PDF version linked below once it is available

Information on weekly sharing groups will follow soon

The Exercises in Daily Life

Flexible start dates (September suggested)

The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola are a creative and flexible programme of prayer and reflection centred on the life of Christ.

Currently we are accepting people to begin this retreat in September each year as this fits in best with the liturgical year, and is helpful to the ISC Team.

Discernment retreats

We will be running two discernment retreat weekends on the theme Navigating the way forward in March and May 2026 to explore choice and direction in life using Ignatian tools of discernment. 

1. Weekend one is at Conforti House in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
    
2. Weekend Two is at the Benedictine Monastery in Largs

Day / Short Events

Life Before Death

The Psychology of Flourishing

21 February 2026 10:00 - 16:30

A day with Fr Roger Dawson SJ, a spiritual director and clinical psychologist. He will introduce and explain this approach to flourishing as life before death with examples and practical exercises.

In House AND on Zoom

Lent Day of Prayer

Our Lent Day of Prayer in 2026 will take place on Saturday 14 March from 10:30 - 16:30 UK time. 

It will be in house and on Zoom

Fr Tom McGuinness SJ & Sr Magdalen Lawler SND  will be leading this day of prayer and reflection

Prayer Guide courses

Leading Groups in Prayer course

Click below for further details on this IN House event at the ISC

Year of Jubilee - Pilgrims of Hope

We have produced a free booklet called Walking Together in Prayer written for parish groups and individuals throughout Scotland...although donations are welcome to help with our costs! 

Feel free to browse the booklet using the button below and order booklets too if you want some for your parish or just for yourself.

Men's Group

A supportive group of men meet most often on the first Monday of every month except July & August.

The meetings are usually 'blended' - in house and online ...check below for further details on dates and themes

Courses in Ignatian Spirituality

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living

GPRL is an introductory course in Ignatian Spirituality. This course runs from September to May each year. Applications for 2025-26 are now full

Spiritual Conversation Course (2025-26)

Develop the skills to enter into Spiritual Conversations. This course will run again from September to May 2025-26. This course is a requirement for those wishing to do the Spiritual Accompaniment course.

Spiritual Accompaniment (Direction) Course

SAC is an online training course for those who wish to offer spiritual accompaniment in the Ignatian Tradition. 

This course will not run in 2025-26 because the Spiritual Conversation course is taking place.