Young Women

Heathgrove empowers young women from a variety of working backgrounds to flourish in their professional life by offering personal guidance and mutually supportive networks. Through cultural events and workshops, as well as a variety of spiritual activities, young professionals are encouraged to examine their work behaviours and attitudes and to consider how they can best contribute to the betterment of society.

Enquiries: womensactivities@heathgrove.org.au

  • The Theology of Love and Life

    In 2026, we are offering a practical and inspiring series on love, family, and what it really means to live well. Bringing the Theology of the Home and Body into everyday life.

    Theology of the Home

    Part 1 June 6, 2026
    Part 2 June 13, 2026

    Step into the heart of the home - where everyday tasks take on meaning and care becomes something you can see and feel.

    Explore how to build a home with purpose, warmth, and intention, that truly shapes people.

    Theology of the Body

    Part 1 August 1, 2026
    Part 2 August 8, 2026

    Dive into what it really means to be human - our identity, our desires, and how we’re made for love.

    Explore the beauty and mess of life, relationships, and purpose… and discover a deeper version of love.

    Time for each session: 10am - 2.30pm
    Cost: $40/session or $150 for ALL
    Location: Heathgrove Study Centre
    32 Havelock Road, Hawthorn East


    Lunch and afternoon tea provided.

    Click here to register

    Click here for official flyer

  • Monthly Recollections

    Best explained as an abbreviated retreat, a recollection allows one to take a step back from the hustle and bustle of daily life, so as to renew one's relationship with God. It also offers the opportunity to reassess and renew resolutions and bring a fresh outlook for living well.

    Recollections are approximately 2 hours in length and include: a talk on Christian life, prayer led by a priest, Benediction, and opportunity for the Sacrament of Confession. Frequent recollections are a well-established means of deepening the spiritual life. A recollection - a sort of mini-retreat - provides an opportunity to renew your relationship with God, to review your life over the past month, and to make firm resolutions for the coming month.

    For more info on recollections, click here.

  • Retreats for Young Women

    A silent retreat is a special time to break from the usual activities of life, a time to reflect and to ask oneself: How is life going? Where is my life heading? Where is God in all this? It is a time to assess the present and to apply resolutions in a practical way to one's daily life.

    Weekend retreats offer daily Mass, time for personal prayer and talks on central themes related to living a Christian life within the specific circumstances of daily life. There are also opportunities for confession and personal spiritual direction. The spiritual and doctrinal activities conducted by Heathgrove Study Centre are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church.

    The 2026 retreat for young women will be on April 30-May 3 at Castlemaine Conference Centre, 1 The Terrace Castlemaine VIC 3450.

    The retreat will begin at 8.30pm on the first night and ends at 4.00pm on the last day.

    Please book via womensactivities.org (You will first need to register in this platform).