25 – 30 August 2024. 

Fr Bernard Leslie McGrath (OSB), a monk with St Benedict’s Monastery Arcadia, returns to Campfire this year 25-30 August to again offer Desert Dangers and Divine Disinterest … the Need to Pray Without Ceasing which was of considerable interest last year.

From the wide ribbon of coastal habitations around our nation and beyond, journey to the Centre!

To a landscape characterised by dry sandy creek beds and giant caterpillar shaped ranges: yellow, red, brown: both light and dark. To some, a fierce landscape, to others Country.

In the traditions of Christian Meditation and Desert Spirituality imbedded in Biblical narrative, in a world characterised by the “indifference of God” and, one might add, of humanity, you are invited to a retreat in the heart of our nation.

The setting is the evocative landscape of Central Australia, including an excursion into the East MacDonnell ranges. The days will be marked by a rhythm of prayer, meditation and silence, with input from Fr Bernard supported by members of the meditation community www.wccm.org, reflecting on the day and sharing around the campfire in the evenings, with an opportunity to share in the Eucharist, and to walk the labyrinth, as well as an introduction to dadirri and other contemplative practices.

Cost: Packages from $555 – $995