THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA: A Retreat in the Real World 2025-2026 via Zoom – Event #16457/8

THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA: A Retreat in the Real World via Zoom
Facilitated by Faith Nostbakken, PhD, DMin, and Carol Sebastian, BA.

A Retreat in the Real World, the 19^th Annotation of the Ignatian Exercises, encourages a closer relationship with God by praying through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. From September to May, participants spend an hour daily in personal prayer, keep a journal of their prayer experiences, share their prayer journey with a spiritual director weekly, and gather monthly for continued learning. The group meeting via Zoom is one Tuesday a month from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. 

Required text: The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius in Daily Life by Kevin O’Brien, SJ (Loyola Press, 2011). Participants are responsible for acquiring their own textbooks.

Ignatian Exercises dates/readings calendar 2025-2026 – Download PDF

September 23, 2025 to May 12, 2026.
Group meeting: One Tuesday a month (6:30 – 9:00 pm) via Zoom
Spiritual direction: scheduled with the spiritual director directly
Total Cost: $1190 (payable by installments; $595 per installment)
1st installment fee (due Sep 19): $595
2nd installment fee (due Jan 13): $595

Register by Sept 19

1st installment fee for Sept-Dec 2025 (Event #16457)
2nd installment fee for Jan-May 2026 (Event #16458)

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Faith Nostbakken, PhD, DMin, is an experienced spiritual director rostered at the Providence Renewal Centre. She is an ordained deacon and ecumenical officer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. A graduate of both Newman Theological College (MTS) and the Lutheran Theological Seminary (DMin), Faith also holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Alberta. Faith completed the training program to guide the Spiritual Exercises at Loyola House, Guelph, ON, and has been accompanying individuals and groups through the Spiritual Exercises since 2015.

Carol Sebastian, BA, an experienced spiritual director rostered at the Providence Renewal Centre, has been accompanying individuals through this version of the Spiritual Exercises since 2018.