Sep 8, 2023 | Brian's Reflections, News
When Thomas More was being led to his execution on Tower Hill in 1535, a large crowd gathered to witness. Robert Bolt’s play A Man for all Seasons portrays the scene: More’s beloved daughter Meg breaks from the crowd and rushes to embrace her father, in tears. More...Aug 23, 2023 | Brian's Reflections, News
Continuing with our 40th Anniversary celebrations, we present Brian’s Reflections, a series of observations from Heart of Life co-founder, Fr Brian Gallagher msc. We humans are instinctively relational. We are made for relationships. ‘No man is an island,’ wrote John...Jul 28, 2023 | Brian's Reflections, News
Pope Francis wrote in his encyclical Laudato Si (#42): Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another. Loud bells rang for me. I lived near the sea for many years....Jun 27, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
A happy gathering of people attended our 40th Anniversary celebrations on the Feast of the Sacred Heart on 16th June. Forty years signifies another milestone for Heart of Life as the longest-running Spirituality Centre in Australia. People from all over the world...Jun 23, 2023 | Brian's Reflections, News
Heart of Life calls itself a Centre for Spiritual and Pastoral Formation. Pastoral formation is about preparing people for their pastoral ministry. But what is spiritual formation? Something to do with preparing people inwardly, preparing one’s heart and soul, one’s...