91. Frances Tilly - 4 December 2022

Australian Women Preach

Second Sunday of Advent - Matthew 3:1-12

Frances Tilly is a lay woman, married with three adult children. Based in Sydney, she works nationally, as coordinator of mission formation with Jesuit Ignatian Spirituality Australia (JISA), a work of the Australian Jesuits. JISA is a national community of women and men including Jesuits, formed in Ignatian Spirituality working in a variety of geographic locations and online. With a background in European languages and literature, Frances has post-graduate qualifications in education and supervision and a Masters in Spiritual Direction.

At the heart of her ministry is being a spiritual director, professional supervisor, and giver of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in all their forms. She facilitates retreats, training, and spiritual formation, working with leadership, staff and ministry volunteers in diverse pastoral contexts. This has led to extraordinary connections with people, ministries and communities across Australia and internationally. She has had the privilege of witnessing the power of the spiritual exercises to bring us into the heart of the ministry of Jesus, freeing, healing and transforming individuals and groups, from Board room to prison cell.