About Us
St. Ignatius Retreat House. The Brady Room It’s celtic name, Inisfada, in Gaelic, means Long Island. Nicholas and Genevieve Brady built the 87 room mansion between 1916-20 as a summer home. As you drive through its iron gates off Searingtown Road, a strong white figure of Christ greets you with open arms. You have now left the turbulent world and Long Island Expressway for the bucolic surroundings of pine, linden, oak, maple trees and one lone American Weeping Beech, God’s own work of art. Thirty-three acres of rolling lawns, shrubs and flowers, a tea ...
Support
There are a number of ways you can help us: By remembering St. Ignatius Retreat House in your Will By setting up a Charitable Gift Annuity (contact us for further information). By supporting us at Christmastime by attending our Preparing for Christmas Celebration first Sunday in December) and by donating to our annual Christmas Appeal By supporting our annual Golf Tournament (contact us for an invitation or about sponsorships). By offering a scholarship in any amount to help sponsor a retreatant who cannot afford a retreat. A WISH LIST FOR INISFADA Many times people ask us what we need to continue our ministry and ...
Our Mission
Saint Ignatius Retreat House (Inisfada) is a Catholic retreat and apostolic conference center inspired by the vision of Ignatian Spirituality. Inisfada offers a spiritual home - a sacred and welcoming environment where people of all faiths and cultures can deepen their relationship with God, so that they may be renewed and be women and men for others. The Jesuits in collaboration with their partners - lay, religious, and clergy - are committed to the ministry of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius and to the education and on-going formation of those engaged in this sacred ministry. We provide: Days, ...
Contact Us
ST. IGNATIUS RETREAT HOUSE 251 Searingtown Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 621-8300 Fax: (516) 621-7201 Email: INISFADA@INISFADA.NET WWW.INISFADA.NET Directions - We are situated in Nassau County, LI, opp. Christopher Morley Park. By car: Use the Long Island Expressway (Rt. 495) to Exit 36, Searingtown Road. The House is 1/2 mile north of the Expressway on the west side of Searingtown Road. By Rail: Take the Port Washington Line of the LIRR from Penn Station in Manhattan to Manhasset Station. A taxi at the station will bring you the remaining 2 miles to the Retreat House. From JFK: ...
Upcoming Programs
Tuesdays with Mary: Hope & Strength in Times of Suffering
March 16,23,30. Free will offering. Presenter: Karen Doyle, SSJ. Call 516-621-8300...
Fordham University Alumni Retreat
March 19-21. “The Ongoing Work of Jesus: His Mission in Our Lives” This...
Men’s Palm Sunday Retreat
March 26-28. “The Lenten/Easter Journey with Jesus to the New Jerusalem” presented...
Easter Triduum (Silent Retreat)
April 1-4. Presented by the St. Ignatius Retreat House Staff. Experience the beauty...
Other Programs at InisfadaSpecial Events
Candlelight Dinner
Thursday, March 25 6:30pm-9:30pm. Enjoy a lovely candlelight dinner with a three-choice...
The Footsteps of Jesus from the Sea of Galilee to the Holy Sepulcher
March 28 (Palm Sunday), 1pm-2pm. Free will offering. Presenter: John Iacono,...
Spring Book Series
Just As You Are: Start living the limitless love of God by Paul Coutinho S.J. ...
Spring at Inisfada
Sunday, April 25 4pm-7pm. Honoring Karen Doyle, SSJ. This wonderful day begins...
Other Special EventsPhoto Galleries
Video Tour
Parts 1 and 2 – Intro and The Great Hall
Here we begin with a short introduction and we take you through The Great Hall. Read More →
Parts 3 and 4 – The Barbe Room and Exteriors
These parts deal with a tour of the St. Barbe Room and exteriors of the grounds. Read More →
Parts 5 and 6 – Solarium and Dining Room
Parts five and six our our tour sends you through the solarium and the dining areas. Read More →
Parts 7 and 8 – Accomodations and St. Genevieve Chapel Part 1
These sections deal with the accomodations at the retreat house and the first half of the St. Genevieve Tour. Read More →
Parts 9 and 10 – St. Genevieve Chapel Part 2 and Grounds
These are the last two parts of our tour, the second half of the St. Genevieve Chapel and the outside grounds. Read More →



