Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Eight-Week Retreat

29 September–17 November 2025

Eight-Week Retreat in Daily Life

What I shall try to do in the pages printed here … is quite simply this: to show how, starting from the point at which a spark was first struck, a point that was built into me congenitally, the world gradually caught fire for me, burst into flames; … until it formed a great luminous mass, lit from within, that surrounded me. … Within every being and every event there was a progressive expansion of a mysterious inner clarity which transfigured them. (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – page 31)

The Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Retreat is intended to engage the kardia (head and the heart) in ways that were the hallmarks of the work of Teilhard de Chardin.  As you read and reflect on the Divine Milieu in which we live, you might find distractions, obstacles, choices and blessings, all of which are opportunities for growing awareness and interior freedom.

The Retreat is based on the book Pierre Teilhard de Chardin from the Modern Spiritual Masters Series edited by Robert Ellsberg. The selections and introductions to each chapter are by Ursula King, The publisher, place and date are: Orbis books: New York, 1999.

The Retreat runs for eight weeks 29 September–17 November. It includes scriptural quotes, praying for what you desire, music and poetry to support your reflection on Teilhard de Chardin’s material. Each week your sharing group will meet for one hour with your facilitator who is also a spiritual director. Please request individual sessions of spiritual direction if you would like them. 2025 is the first time Kardia Formation has offered the Retreat, so we look forward to learning with you and your group.  The cost of the retreat will be $395 AUD.  Teilhard de Chardin Retreat Application