Connecting Ignatian – Trained Spiritual Directors Across New Zealand
Welcome to Friends of Ignatius, a community of Ignatian-trained spiritual directors dedicated to offering the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius across New Zealand. As a member, you gain access to valuable resources, networking opportunities, and spiritual support.
Benefits of Membership
Membership Details
Alternatively, you can email your application to friendssecretary@ignatianspirituality.nz. Please include a copy of your certificate/diploma/degree in Ignatian Spiritual Direction and a recent copy of your Criminal Conviction History (NZ), freely supplied on request by the NZ Ministry of Justice.
OUR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS
Meet the dedicated guides who bring Ignatian Spirituality to life in New Zealand.
Ignatian spiritual direction can be understood as aiming to help people recognise and respond to the call of God in their lives. It offers, in the examen, a method of prayer suited to this; in its teaching on discernment, a series of techniques that enable one to proceed more surely; and in its understanding of the ‘Weeks’ which underpin the Spiritual Exercises, a framework and process within which those accompanied are invited to recognise their own journey
— Paul Nicolson S.J.
| NAME | Location | Spiritual Exercises | Spiritual Direction | Supervision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary J Kay | mjkay@cenacle.org.nz | Wellington | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Adriana Janus | adriana.janus@outlook.com | Auckland | Yes | Yes | ||
| Nicola McCarthy | n.mccarthy@xtra.co.nz | Manawatu-Whanganui | Yes | |||
| Kirsten Challies | kchallies@cathedralparish.nz | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Katie O’Connor | katieoconnor.nz@gmail.com | Southland | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Alan Jamieson | aj@portland.org.nz | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Seph Pijfers | spijfers@gmail.com | Auckland | Yes | Yes | ||
| Anne Crawford | crawfordannelouise@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | |||
| Jill Montgomery | kanukaway@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | |||
| Murray Adams | m.c.adamsfam@xtra.co.nz | Manawatu-Whanganui | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mary Catherwood | mcatherwood@xtra.co.nz | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Nick Mountfort | nick.mountfort@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | |||
| Lyn Gallagher | lyngallagher@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kevin Gallagher | kevingallagher@xtra.co.nz | Christchurch | yes | yes | yes | |
| Eleanor Jane Campion | yourdivineflourishing@gmail.com | Tasman | yes | yes | ||
| Neil Vaney | neilvaney45@gmail.com | Wellington | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kathleen Rushton | kprushton@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | |||
| Jennifer Dawson | jenniferdawson@xtra.co.nz | Wellington | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Lucienne Hensel | lucienne.hensel@gmail.com | Wellington | Yes | |||
| Sue Whittaker | sjw_at_home@hotmail.com | Otago | Yes | Yes | ||
| Jocelyn Head | jocelynmhead@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Colin Renouf | Cgreno21@outlook.co.nz | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Margaret Harris | gmharris.chch@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Snedden | srsned@gmail.com | Auckland | Yes | |||
| Anne Powell | ampowell@cenacle.org.nz | Wellington | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Lorraine McArthur | themacs1@xtra.co.nz | Tasman | Yes | |||
| Clare O’Connor | clare@cenacle.org.nz | Wellington | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kathy Orr-Nimmo | orrnimmo@hotmail.com | Wellington | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Anne Shave | shavea6@gmail.com | Canterbury | Yes | Yes | ||
| Angela Francis | angela.francis@outlook.co.nz | Tasman | Yes | |||
| Peter Costello | thecozis@gmail.com | Taranaki | Yes | Yes | ||
| Maurice McLaughlin | a20son@gmail.com | Hawkes Bay | Yes |
For queries and further information please email us at kachallies@gmail.com