Australian Retreat Directory
- A Quiet Place

This is the fourth edition of A Quiet Place, a revision of the work originally published in print form in 1995, and then on the Internet in 2000, revised in 2001. The work has been a valuable resource for the many people in Australia seeking spiritual refreshment.

We are grateful to those who have provided information for this directory, especially those who invite us to their spiritual sanctuaries. In a world that is all too frequently over-busy and distracted, it is important that A Quiet Place reflect the common yearning of us all for inner peace.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to those who were originally responsible for the original idea and previous updates of A Quiet Place:
Julie Fewster, Deborah Cooke, Caroline Jones and Annette Smith; Br Regis Hickey cfc and Helen Ransom.

For all travellers on the journey, my prayer is that this Internet site will help you find your quiet place.

Marita Winters
Director
Catholic Communications, Sydney

  • Letters received from retreat directors indicate the value of A Quiet Place (click here).
  

Searching Retreat Centres in
A Quiet Place

The scope of the directory has been greatly expanded and transferred to a database, which now means you can search for a retreat centre using a range of criteria. You can also simply browse through each State or Region and then click to find out more about the centre that you are interested in.

Browse by State:

Browse by Region:

Browse by Spirituality:

Please note: Catholic Communications provides this directory of Retreat Centres as a service to the Australian Church. All centres have been included in good faith, as being centres that offer the possibility of a retreat within the Catholic tradition. Centres have been included on the basis of inclusion within The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia, 2003.

However, inclusion in the directory does not imply that either Catholic Communications, nor the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, officially endorses the retreat venue or any of the activities that may take place at the centre from time to time.

Another resource that may be of interest to NSW residents is a directory of Retreat and Conference Centres offered by the NSW Catholic Education Commission - this is mainly for school/youth groups.