Weekly reflections on Ignatian spirituality, prayer, and the interior life.https://blog.ignatianministries.org/en-ushttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/askinglovetowait/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/askinglovetowait/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinggodinthesandwichgeneration/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinggodinthesandwichgeneration/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinggodinthelonging/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinggodinthelonging/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/theseasonofreimagining/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/theseasonofreimagining/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegodsizedhole/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegodsizedhole/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/stayingthecourse/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/stayingthecourse/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/namingthegracewedesire/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/namingthegracewedesire/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/zoomedinonunmetdreams/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/zoomedinonunmetdreams/We invite you to reflect with "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fifth series of the year, Encountering Holy Desire, invites us to consider this…what is your heart longing...Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/graceinthewaitingroom/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/graceinthewaitingroom/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegiftofsacredlistening/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegiftofsacredlistening/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whoamitojudge/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whoamitojudge/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findingforgivenessinmarriage/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findingforgivenessinmarriage/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/lifesjourneyshared/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/lifesjourneyshared/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/interfaithfriendships/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/interfaithfriendships/We invite you to consider "Consider This," the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our fourth series of the year, Encountering Christ in Others, invites us to consider this…what happens when you mee...Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/considerthelilies/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/considerthelilies/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/starstuff/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/starstuff/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/theunfamiliarchrist/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/theunfamiliarchrist/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/meetingchristontheroad/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/meetingchristontheroad/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/mare/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/mare/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesushowcaniknow/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesushowcaniknow/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/daringhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/daringhope/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our third series of the year, Encountering Christ in the Gospels, invites us to consider this…what happens when you meet Jesus...Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thewoundoflove/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thewoundoflove/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/oneachofmydyings/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/oneachofmydyings/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/beingpresentontheway/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/beingpresentontheway/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/anencounterinthedesert/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/anencounterinthedesert/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/receivingloveandfreedom/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/receivingloveandfreedom/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusseewhatisee/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusseewhatisee/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our second series of the year, Encountering the Pain of the Cross, invites us to consider this…What is the pain or suffering y...Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/christtheconsoler/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/christtheconsoler/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/godwhostays/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/godwhostays/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/learningthegiftofgrief/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/learningthegiftofgrief/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/instumblingandfumbling/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/instumblingandfumbling/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/intime/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/intime/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/godmakesaway/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/godmakesaway/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/trustintheslowworkofgod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/trustintheslowworkofgod/We invite you to Consider This, the 2026 theme for our Into the Deep blog. It is an invitation to move deeper into understanding and noticing what God is doing in our lives. Our first series of the year, Encountering God, invites us to consider this…Who is God to you right now? How is God showing up...Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/aninvitationofhopetoconsider/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/aninvitationofhopetoconsider/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. This blog offering is our final of the year, closing the theme of hope and pointing to the new theme of Consider This.In this week's post, An Invitation of Hope to Conside...Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/maryssongofhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/maryssongofhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our seventh and final series of the year, Hope Carried to Others, invites us to recognize the many ways God has carried us throughout salvation history — and continues to...Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/makingalistcheckingittwice/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/makingalistcheckingittwice/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our seventh and final series of the year, Hope Carried to Others, invites us to recognize the many ways God has carried us throughout salvation history — and continues to...Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/godwithusinthepieces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/godwithusinthepieces/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our seventh and final series of the year, Hope Carried to Others, invites us to recognize the many ways God has carried us throughout salvation history — and continues to...Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/lightandstrength/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/lightandstrength/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our seventh and final series of the year, Hope Carried to Others, invites us to recognize the many ways God has carried us throughout salvation history — and continues to...Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/creationassacredmentor/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/creationassacredmentor/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thelivingwordofgod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thelivingwordofgod/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/musicisagift/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/musicisagift/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/spiritualdirectors/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/spiritualdirectors/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/noticethelight/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/noticethelight/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/meetinggodforasnack/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/meetinggodforasnack/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/wretchedfood/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/wretchedfood/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/silenceasanchorofhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/silenceasanchorofhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our sixth series of the year, Anchors of Hope, invites us to recognize and name the steady supports—our anchors—that help us discover and hold fast to the hope that is gif...Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/faithbringsmiraclesandhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/faithbringsmiraclesandhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinghopeinyouth/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinghopeinyouth/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeinthegrandeurofgod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeinthegrandeurofgod/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/peoplewhohelpyouseeyourself/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/peoplewhohelpyouseeyourself/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thedisabledrow/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thedisabledrow/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenastangerbecomefamily/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenastangerbecomefamily/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/becomingwhatwereceive/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/becomingwhatwereceive/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/theyhavenowine/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/theyhavenowine/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/agrottoofhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/agrottoofhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fifth series of the year, Witness of Hope, we pause to notice that throughout our lives, we are inspired and lifted up by situations, places, and people as witnesse...Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/freedomiswherethespiritis/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/freedomiswherethespiritis/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeisstillhere/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeisstillhere/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/savoringgraces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/savoringgraces/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/copy/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/copy/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/rules5and6/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/rules5and6/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thepooperscooper/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thepooperscooper/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/bluebutterflieofhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/bluebutterflieofhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/happybirthday/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/happybirthday/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our fourth series of the year, Hope in Listening to the Spirit, may we all consider the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the graces we have received throug...Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoyoulivehope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoyoulivehope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopedoesnotdisappoint/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopedoesnotdisappoint/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 25 May 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopetolivealifeworthy/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopetolivealifeworthy/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 18 May 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/parentingisajourneyinhope/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/parentingisajourneyinhope/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 11 May 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeforwhatremainsunseen/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hopeforwhatremainsunseen/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 04 May 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusmeetsusalongtheway/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusmeetsusalongtheway/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sharinghopewiththestigmatized/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sharinghopewiththestigmatized/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our third series of the year, Lived Hope, may we all consider the Resurrection and the growing hope available to Mary Magdalene and the apostles. Jesus was still with...Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/happyarethepeacemakers/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/happyarethepeacemakers/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethemerciful/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethemerciful/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinghopeinmourning/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findinghopeinmourning/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethemeek/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethemeek/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/hungerandthirst/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/hungerandthirst/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethecleanofheart/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedarethecleanofheart/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedareyouwhoarepoor/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedareyouwhoarepoor/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. Our second series of the year, Beatitudes of Hope, may we all consider these wisdom blessings and how they call us to radiate a spirit of hope, promise, and peace. As...Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisthehopeyouseek/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisthehopeyouseek/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/perseverance/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/perseverance/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/cominghome/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/cominghome/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegracetohopeforyourbiggestdreams/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegracetohopeforyourbiggestdreams/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/awomanofprayer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/awomanofprayer/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/freedomtolivewithgod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/freedomtolivewithgod/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/takingthelongwayhome/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/takingthelongwayhome/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/seek/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/seek/We are devoting this year's Into the Deep topics to an overall theme of hope as we align with the Church's Jubilee Year of Hope. In our first series of the year, The Hope I Seek, we focus on the grace of hope we seek, as we begin our journey into 2025. What grace of hope do you seek? Using Igna...Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/toogoodtobetrue/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/toogoodtobetrue/In our new series for this Advent season, Standing in the Promises, we will reflect on God with us in the Word. Our focus is on the Messianic prophecies and promises and what they offer us in our lives today through the lens of Ignatian spirituality. Each blog in this series demonstrates ways w...Sun, 22 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/restorationfortheparched/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/restorationfortheparched/In our new series for this Advent season, Standing in the Promises, we will reflect on God with us in the Word. Our focus is on the Messianic prophecies and promises and what they offer us in our lives today through the lens of Ignatian spirituality. Each blog in this series demonstrates ways w...Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/aminotyourmother/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/aminotyourmother/In our new series for this Advent season, Standing in the Promises, we will reflect on God with us in the Word. Our focus is on the Messianic prophecies and promises and what they offer us in our lives today through the lens of Ignatian spirituality. Each blog in this series demonstrates ways w...Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/imstumped/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/imstumped/In our new series for this Advent season, Standing in the Promises, we will reflect on God with us in the Word. Our focus is on the Messianic prophecies and promises and what they offer us in our lives today through the lens of Ignatian spirituality. Each blog in this series demonstrates ways w...Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenpleadingfornormalcy/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenpleadingfornormalcy/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we are focusing on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom have helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate t...Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/wheniwasntthankful/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/wheniwasntthankful/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we are focusing on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom have helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate t...Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenthewaywasnotclear/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenthewaywasnotclear/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we are focusing on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom have helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate t...Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenthemiracledidnthappen/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenthemiracledidnthappen/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we are focusing on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom have helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate t...Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenfeelingutterlyalone/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenfeelingutterlyalone/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we are focusing on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom have helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate t...Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenforgivenessseemsimpossible/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenforgivenessseemsimpossible/In our series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we will focus on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom has helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate thro...Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whentheanswerisno/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whentheanswerisno/In our new series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we will focus on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom has helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate...Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenitishardtogetoutofbed/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whenitishardtogetoutofbed/In our new series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we will focus on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom has helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate...Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/bitsandpieces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/bitsandpieces/In our new series, Finding Hope When It's Hard, we will focus on how Ignatian prayer methods, principles, and discernment wisdom has helped us grasp hold of hope during times of crisis and suffering. This series isn’t about a specific topic such as grief or addiction, but rather how we can navigate...Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thanksforthememory_movementfromresistancetoease/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thanksforthememory_movementfromresistancetoease/In our series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit to...Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/distractionthemovementtofocus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/distractionthemovementtofocus/In our series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit to...Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/anxietythemovementtopeace/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/anxietythemovementtopeace/In our series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit to...Sun, 08 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/tepidnessofspiritreturntozeal/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/tepidnessofspiritreturntozeal/In our series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit to...Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/doubtthemovementtoclarity/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/doubtthemovementtoclarity/In our new series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit...Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discouragementthemovementtoencouragement/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discouragementthemovementtoencouragement/In our new series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit...Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thedesolationoffeelingstuck/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thedesolationoffeelingstuck/In our new series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit...Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisdesolation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisdesolation/In our new series, From Desolation to Consolation, we will explore the variety of ways desolation can appear in our lives. Our writers will explore one “face” of desolation from their life experience, or from walking alongside others, and offer some insights on how we might work with the Holy Spirit...Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ripplesofgrace/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ripplesofgrace/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world.In the final post of this series, Ripples of Grace, Mary Ann Gessner shares...Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/beingavoiceofencouragement/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/beingavoiceofencouragement/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world.In this post, Jenéne Francis shares her thoughts on Being a Voice of Encoura...Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/empoweringotherstousetheirvoice/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/empoweringotherstousetheirvoice/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world.In this post, Empowering Others to Use Their Voice, Beth Knobbe shares insig...Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/usingmyvoicetosaynoornotagain/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/usingmyvoicetosaynoornotagain/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. In this post, Using My Voice to Say No - or Not Again, Monique Jacobs...Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/speakingdespitethecost/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/speakingdespitethecost/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. In this post, Speaking Despite the Cost, Jean Heaton shares her story...Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ataloss_trustinggodwillgivemethewords/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ataloss_trustinggodwillgivemethewords/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. This post in the series, At a Loss...Trusting God Will Give Me the Wor...Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/raisingabovethevoiceofdoubt/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/raisingabovethevoiceofdoubt/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. This post in the series, Raising Above the Voice of Doubt, is written...Sun, 16 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/understandingthevalueofmyvoice/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/understandingthevalueofmyvoice/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. This post in the series, Understanding the Value of My Voice, is writt...Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/christstandswithus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/christstandswithus/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. This post in the series, Claiming My Voice in Christ, is written by St...Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/claimingmyvoiceinchrist/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/claimingmyvoiceinchrist/In our series, Christ Has No Voice But Yours, we consider how God helps us to find and use our voices in the world. God sends us forth to others, each in our unique ways, to be God's hands, feet, eyes, and ears in the world. Our second blog in this series, Claiming My Voice in Christ, is writte...Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/findingmyvoicewithchrist/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/findingmyvoicewithchrist/We begin a new series this week, Christ Has No Voice But Yours. The beautiful prayer attributed to St. Teresa of Avila reminds us that Christ has no hands, feet, eyes or ears but ours. In today's world, Christ also has no voice but ours. This new series will focus on how God helps us to find and use...Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesuscommissionsthedisciples/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesuscommissionsthedisciples/We are long past Lent, Triduum, and Easter Day, as we find ourselves in May.  Have you continued to savor the joy of the Easter Season as we prayed with the Resurrection stories, celebrate the Ascension of the Lord and walk toward Pentecost?  This week, in our final post in the current ser...Sun, 12 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusappearstothedisciplesattheshore/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusappearstothedisciplesattheshore/We are long past Lent and Triduum, even Easter Day, as we enter the Sixth Week of Easter. Are you continuing to savor the joy and celebrate the Easter Season? Our current blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Jenéne...Sun, 05 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/mylordandmygod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/mylordandmygod/We are long past Lent and Triduum, even Easter Day, as we enter the Fifth Week of Easter. Are you continuing to savor the joy and celebrate the Easter Season? Our current blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Mary An...Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thewalktoemmaus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thewalktoemmaus/Do you stop and savor the Easter joy as you move from Lent and Triduum to the celebration of the Easter Season? Our current blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Liz Aceves invites you to consider the appearance of J...Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusappearstotheapostlesinthelockedroom/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/jesusappearstotheapostlesinthelockedroom/Do you stop and savor the Easter joy as you move from Lent and Triduum to the celebration of the Easter Season? Our new blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Jen Coito invites you to consider the appearance of Jesus...Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/marymagdaleneencountersjesusandbecomesapostletotheapostles/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/marymagdaleneencountersjesusandbecomesapostletotheapostles/Do you stop and savor the Easter joy as you move from Lent and Triduum to the celebration of the Easter Season? Our new blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Monique Jacobs invites you to encounter Jesus at the tomb&...Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/marymagdalenegoestothetombwithpeterandjohn/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/marymagdalenegoestothetombwithpeterandjohn/Do you stop and savor the Easter joy as you move from Lent and Triduum to the celebration of the Easter Season? Our new blog series invites you to stay in the Easter Season and savor the experience of the Resurrection in your life. This week Jean Heaton invites you to go to the tomb with Mary M...Sun, 31 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/fatherintoyourhandsicommendmyspirit/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/fatherintoyourhandsicommendmyspirit/"Father, Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit"Each week during Lent, our writers have reflected on the last words of  Jesus.  This week Melinda LeBlanc reflects on Jesus' final words from the cross. As you read our last Lenten post, let Jesus' words speak to you.Have you ever read Jesus’ Pa...Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/itisfinished/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/itisfinished/"It is Finished"Each week during Lent, our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Jean Heaton reflects on Jesus' words from the cross. As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words speak to you.I was sitting towards the back of the sales pavilion wa...Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ithirst/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ithirst/"I Thirst"Each week during Lent, our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Jen Coito reflects on Jesus' words from the cross. As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words speak to you.The wildflowers on the side of the road look cheerful and welco...Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/mygodmygodwhyhaveyouforsakenmewhyher/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/mygodmygodwhyhaveyouforsakenmewhyher/"My God My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me"Each week during Lent, our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Liz Aceves reflects on Jesus' words from the cross to his Father. As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words speak to you.How many times ha...Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/womanbeholdyourson/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/womanbeholdyourson/"Woman, Behold Your Son"Each week during Lent, our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Monique Jacobs reflects on Jesus' words from the cross to his mother, Mary. "Woman, Behold Your Son." As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words speak to yo...Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/todayyouwillbewithmeinparadise/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/todayyouwillbewithmeinparadise/"Today you will be with me in Paradise"Each week during Lent, our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Mary Ann Gessner reflects on Jesus' words from the cross, "Today you will be with me in Paradise". As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words...Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/fatherforgivethem/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/fatherforgivethem/"Father Forgive Them"During Lent, or this week as we prepare for Lent, each of our writers will reflect on one of the last words of  Jesus.  This week Gretchen Crowder reflects on Jesus' words from the cross, "Father forgive them". As you read each reflection during Lent, let Jesus' words...Sun, 11 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/noticinggodsgoodness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/noticinggodsgoodness/Psalm 145 - Noticing God's GoodnessThe last post in our series, Psalms of Assurance, for Into The Deep in 2024 reflects on God's goodness.We began our year with each of our writers reflecting on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as they seek to live that grac...Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/mystrongrockgratitude/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/mystrongrockgratitude/Psalm 62 - God alone is my rockOur next post for our Into the Deep series, Psalms of Assurance, in 2024 is written about gratitude.Each week our writers will reflect on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as they seek to live that grace. We look forward t...Sun, 28 Jan 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegraceofvulnerability/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/thegraceofvulnerability/Psalm 139 - Search me O God and know my heartOur next post for our Into the Deep series, Psalms of Assurance, in 2024 is written about seeking the grace of vulnerability.Each week our writers will reflect on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as they seek...Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/trustingingodsfaithfulness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/trustingingodsfaithfulness/Psalm 13 and 101 - God's FaithfulnessOur next post for our Into the Deep series, Psalms of Assurance, in 2024 is written about trusting in God's faithfulness. Each week our writers will reflect on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as they seek to li...Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/aboundingjoyingodspresence/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/aboundingjoyingodspresence/Psalm 16 - Abounding JoyOur second post for our new Into the Deep series, Psalms of Assurance, in 2024 is written about Joy. Becky reflects on her journey with joy during 2023. Each week our writers will reflect on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as th...Sun, 07 Jan 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/apsalmofcourage/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/apsalmofcourage/Psalm 23 - A Psalm of CourageOur first series for Into the Deep in 2024 is called Psalms of Assurance. Our writers will reflect on a grace they seek this year and a psalm that gives them assurance and hope as they seek to live that grace. We look forward to learning more about the psalms that have...Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/christmasgodiswithus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/christmasgodiswithus/A Christmas Letter from our Director of Programming, Deena PavinatoI might be a bit unusual, but I love the reading of the genealogy of Jesus on Christmas! Some years it is proclaimed better than others, but there is something comforting to me to hear the names of all the people in the family line o...Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/rejoiceinthelordalways/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/rejoiceinthelordalways/         Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! Indeed the Lord is near.                  3rd Sunday of Advent, Entrance Antiphon (Philippians 4:4-5)Indeed, by the time this post reaches your inbox and social media feed...Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/rememberthedance/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/rememberthedance/The prima ballerina entered from stage right, and I felt the pricks of pain in my toe as if it were only yesterday. The silk of the ribbons around my ankles and the gentle friction of the tutu skirt on my legs were as real today as they were a lifetime ago on the day of my last performance. Beneath...Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/inthehandsofgod/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/inthehandsofgod/I have to admit, every three years, when I hear the first scripture reading for the first Sunday of Advent, I struggle. We hear, just a few lines into the passage from Isaiah, “Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted r...Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/settingmyheartonfire/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/settingmyheartonfire/What would happen if we went “all in”? Many of us are familiar with the story Jesus tells in Luke’s Gospel of the woman who placed her last two coins into the offering basket. This offering of all she had left stood in stark contrast from those who were offering only a fraction of their immense...Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/callingthelostbackintocommunity/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/callingthelostbackintocommunity/My husband and I walked down the aisle way of the plane to a full flight. We were concerned that we wouldn’t be able to find two seats together. We were about to split up when we noticed two seats in the very last row. Occupying the window seat of that row, sat a young woman, head turned, staring ou...Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/inourbrokennessmadewholetogether/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/inourbrokennessmadewholetogether/One of my favorite reflections from Servant of God Dorothy Day, perhaps the most influential Catholic individual in my life, says, “We cannot love God unless we love each other, and to love we must know each other. We know [God] in the breaking of bread, and we are not alone any more…We have all kno...Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedandsent/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/blessedandsent/Summer 2003. I was packed and mostly ready. Family and friends had helped sort through nine years of life abiding in one of Sachem Avenue’s beautiful Painted Ladies. It hadn’t been easy giving up my beloved historic Cincinnati home. Her stacked stone foundation with a generous deck and a tree lined...Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/becoming-a-credible-witness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/becoming-a-credible-witness/As we continue to celebrate the launch of Ignatian Ministries into the world, we can’t help but be reminded how impossible it would be for a reality of this sort to come to birth without a community. A singular dream, a daring idea, filled with prompting and nudging from the Spirit, must take root i...Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/transformedtolivetheword/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/transformedtolivetheword/Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’ (Isaiah 6:8) I have a letter from one of my former students tucked away in a keepsake box, one of a dozen affirmation notes that I received on the final night of our mission trip...Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nourishedinourbelief/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nourishedinourbelief/Like everything else in this new Ignatian Ministries adventure, it is no accident that this Into the Deep series is about community. While writing this, I got stuck on that word, community. My experience with community throughout my life has been more challenge than joy. Any introverts like me readi...Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/myvillage/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/myvillage/My kids started a new school year again, but nothing was as it normally was. It was the Fall of 2020 and we were still figuring out how to “do life” during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the plus side, we had learned proper hand-washing technique, made it through the sudden change of the lockdown in Marc...Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/receivingthepromised153fish/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/receivingthepromised153fish/I remember the day so clearly when Jesus promised 153 fish would come on shore. It was early morning in April 2022, and I was sitting on a couch in an airbnb in San Diego. Our family was there for vacation over our kids’ Easter break. I entered prayer that morning as I had many mornings before this...Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ittakesavillage/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ittakesavillage/It Takes A Village: Forming Community to Found A New MinistryBecky Eldredge does me a great honor considering me a midwife for Ignatian Ministries. A midwife is one who accompanies a woman during and after pregnancy, present during labor and delivery, to help her bring a new soul into the world. It...Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/community/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/community/Community – And every day the Lord added to their numbersAs we have discerned all of the various aspects and desires we were holding for Ignatian Ministries over the past year, community has always been an integral part, or a “cornerstone” of the ministry. Our desire was to create a place to share G...Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/offeringthelivingwater/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/offeringthelivingwater/Offering the Living WaterAt the well Jesus met the woman who was thirsty. We can all identify with the busyness and thirst experienced by the woman at the well (John 4: 5-30). She was likely busy with tasks to complete, like gathering water, and all of the other tasks and labors required for the upk...Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/accompanimentinhardtimes/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/accompanimentinhardtimes/Accompaniment in Hard TimesJesus, are you there?I’ve asked this question more times than I’d like to admit. Sometimes loneliness consumes us in ways we are honestly too afraid to admit. To think our world has a population of nearly 8 billion people, yet life can sometimes feel like an isolated...Sun, 27 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/innerchapelcommunity/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/innerchapelcommunity/Inner Chapel CommunityDid I just do that? Did I raise my hand to volunteer? When I volunteered three years ago, I did not realize what I was saying yes to. We began gathering together three years ago to help Becky Eldredge launch her book, The Inner Chapel: Embracing the Promises of God. At a time w...Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/maryandelizabeth/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/maryandelizabeth/Mary and ElizabethI shared last week, in my weekly Word From Becky email, how the birth of Ignatian Ministries has felt like living and leading in the deep. There continues to be an invitation in prayer for me to look back over these past few years to savor God’s unfolding Mystery. Ignatius got it...Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/multiplyingtheloavesandfishes/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/multiplyingtheloavesandfishes/Multiplying the Loaves and FishesMy journey with Ignatian Ministries began nearly 23 years ago with a simple invitation from Becky: “Hey Chris! I’ve been asked to lead a retreat, and I am putting together a team – would you be interested in joining me?” Becky and I had been friends for years, but h...Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/alignment/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/alignment/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Alignment“There are no words.” A friend reached out to our prayer group in sorrow yesterday to share that her dear family member’s life journey would be ending soon. She wrote, “There are no words.” and yet, we all responded with words: words of the promise of prayers,...Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/boldness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/boldness/Consolation Beyond a Smile - BoldnessShould I stay or should I go? In a job? Where I’m living? In a relationship? Sometimes we come to life-defining crossroads, choices that require a leap of faith. When introducing his series on discernment, Pope Francis emphasized how discernment in these moments...Sun, 23 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/tastingcourage/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/tastingcourage/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Tasting CourageI am not a very adventurous eater. As a lifelong vegetarian, my options are often limited from the start. In unfamiliar settings I wonder about hidden pork fat and disguised fish sauce …steakhouses and seafood restaurants are the worst. I eat the side sala...Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/tearsofconsolation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/tearsofconsolation/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Tears of ConsolationIf you are like me, you’ve shed tears of happiness at some point in your lifetime. But have you ever shed tears of consolation? I’ll bet you have, and you didn’t realize it at the time. There is a difference between tears of happiness and tears of con...Sun, 09 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/increaseinlove/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/increaseinlove/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Increase in Love“I don’t know what I am going to do,” my friend Tony slowly shook his head as I inquired about his anticipation of his second child. “Monique, I’m really afraid. I love my first-born daughter so much; I am terrified that I will have no love left for this...Sun, 02 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/steppingforwardwithhopeinthingsunseen/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/steppingforwardwithhopeinthingsunseen/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Stepping Forward with Hope in Things UnseenThe idea of hope is never far from my mind. One only has to turn on the TV, visit a news website, or scroll through social media to be bombarded with headlines about the state of the world–most full of doom and division. As a mi...Sun, 25 Jun 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/increaseinfaith/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/increaseinfaith/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Increase in FaithI got a text from a young woman that I sponsor: ‘My husband relapsed. I am so angry.’ I texted back, ‘I am available to talk.’ After a few minutes my phone rang and my young friend lamented the series of events that occurred all the while waffling back a...Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/restinthepeaceofgodshands/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/restinthepeaceofgodshands/Consolation Beyond a Smile - Rest in the Peace of God's HandsI’m glad you can’t see me right now. If you could imagine me writing this post, I hope you would imagine me sitting in a lovely, cozy writing space – but no, there is no cozy here. We have just moved back into our home after 5 months of...Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisconsolation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatisconsolation/Consolation Beyond a Smile - What is Consolation?A few weeks ago I was sitting on my bed folding a load of laundry as my children were finishing up their homework. After only a few minutes, my youngest son climbed onto the bed for a hug. When I told him to go play, he giggled and asked, “Mama, will...Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoistandinmycall/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoistandinmycall/The Need is the Call - How do I Stand in my Call?Over the past few weeks, “Into the Deep” writers have shared their personal stories about following through on their calling, despite facing challenges. Scripture tells us that the needs of those around us drive our calling. The guidance of the Spirit...Sun, 28 May 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatificantseeawaytousemygifts/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/whatificantseeawaytousemygifts/The Need is the Call - What if I Can't See a Way to Use My Gifts?When I dump out the 500 pieces of a new puzzle, the colors and shapes all jumble together. All the pieces are there but the picture those pieces will form is still fragmented. Gradually, as I work, the nuances of color, perspective, an...Sun, 21 May 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/respondingtothesufferingweseewithjesus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/respondingtothesufferingweseewithjesus/The Need is the Call - Responding to the Suffering We See With Jesus“Everything you need is in the room.” “Trust the process.” These are the two sentences I have lived and learned with for the past 12 months of Chaplaincy training. Much of our work with hospital patients is entering a room withou...Sun, 14 May 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/overcomingtheoverwhelm/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/overcomingtheoverwhelm/Overcoming the Overwhelm: When a Call Feels Like Too MuchAs people of faith, we have no shortage of spiritual figures to whom we can look as models of hearing and heeding a call from God. There are countless examples (some of my personal inspirations below in “Go Deeper”) in the Bible, within the Ca...Sun, 07 May 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoesgodwantmetousemygifts/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/howdoesgodwantmetousemygifts/Do I Have a Unique Call to Respond?As a high school student, I competed in extemporaneous speaking on our speech team. Most of my classmates were intimidated by ‘extemp’! On the day of a competition, participants had one hour to prepare an original speech based on 3 possible prompt questions. While...Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/doihaveauniquecalltorespond/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/doihaveauniquecalltorespond/Do I Have a Unique Call to Respond?In the Gospel of John (7:25-30) Jesus makes a concerted effort to avoid Judea, because that is where the religious authorities are trying to find a way to kill him – and he knows it. His apostles attend the Festival of Booths in Judea, thus he takes a risk and deci...Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/namingtheneedsiseewithjesus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/namingtheneedsiseewithjesus/Naming the Needs I See With JesusDoubting Thomas. An entire life is reduced to two words. The upper room with its locked door had become the disciples’ sanctuary. What emotions filled that space…fear, shock, shame, guilt, remorse, panic. Jesus came to them through the door they locked in terror.Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resistingeaster/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resistingeaster/I have a confession to make. I resist the Resurrection.  Sometimes, I resist the very thing I begged God for in prayer.  I can think of multiple examples of asking God for things such as the ability to forgive or let go of a wound. Then a moment comes where I have the choice to offer for...Sun, 09 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-surrender/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-surrender/I’ll be honest, Palm Sunday, more precisely “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion,” is my least favorite Sunday of the whole liturgical year. I resist as we fumble our way through Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem and then are immersed in the darkest hours of his human life.Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-healing/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-healing/Before sitting down to write this post, I awoke to a post on Facebook by a family friend on the passing of her mom.Sun, 26 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/call-to-action/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/call-to-action/Surrendering Like JosephFor over four years the idea of creating a course on Ignatian prayer sat tucked away on a long-term dream list. Every now and then, it would resurface to the forefront, but as I prayed with it God would gently tuck it away again for further marination. As our team entered an...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-mercy/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-mercy/Resisting Mercy: Connection is the AntidoteWe sat at our gate staring at the monitor. Our plane had already been delayed once. If you’d told me that southern California would get a winter storm, complete with snow, I wouldn’t have believed you. Yet here we were hoping to leave San Diego before winte...Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-intimacy-with-jesus/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-intimacy-with-jesus/Does anyone else struggle with intimacy in prayer? This was not a concept or experience encouraged when I was growing up, and it has been a struggle even now after 5-ish years of immersion in Ignatian Spirituality.Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-forgiveness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-forgiveness/Holding Down the Sand – Resisting Forgiveness“I’m holding down the sand!” My daughter stamped down the shifting beach sand with all her might, trying to keep the waves from pulling it away. Her desperate attempts to contain the earth beneath her feet has become an image of my own desire for control....Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-prayer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/resisting-prayer/Squatting at eye level to see my tiny niece allowed me to hear her more clearly. The whispered voice, warm and moist with a child’s eagerness, played in my ear – “Aunt Mo, how do I talk to Jesus?”Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-who-am-i-being-called-to-love/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-who-am-i-being-called-to-love/I feel guilty each time I drive through an intersection and see someone with a cardboard sign asking for help. I rarely carry cash. While I know that my small token of money will not change that person’s life, I wonder if maybe I should do more.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-noticing-control-and-responding-in-surrender/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-noticing-control-and-responding-in-surrender/I’ve always loved new beginnings: the blank slates they offer to me, the invitations to reflect on where I’ve come from and where I hope my path will take me next, the chances to express gratitude for what has shaped me and let go of what has weighed me down. Of course, at times, the excitement I fe...Sun, 05 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-call-to-greater-trust/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-call-to-greater-trust/“Mary Ann, you speak of yourself as a tired sheepdog constantly watching the edges of the field. What would it look like if you were a sheep?” I could feel myself stiffen, my hands clenched. “What would you be losing if you changed roles? What would the gains feel like?” That discussion happened a y...Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-discerning-christ-s-call-to-put-my-gifts-in-action/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-discerning-christ-s-call-to-put-my-gifts-in-action/How I long for people to understand how their gifts are woven through everything. My gifts work within my personality, my history, my experiences. Your gifts work within your desires and loves. This is the way God created us.Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-invitation-to-see-my-gifts/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-invitation-to-see-my-gifts/The idea of God giving gifts to anyone seemed so foreign to me. I believed God’s gifts were reserved for priests, nuns, saints, and laypeople who devoted their lives to God’s mission. A few weeks ago, I was at Sunday mass at my parish, and Fr. Andrew gave his sermon on 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-hopes-for-my-prayer-life-this-year/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-hopes-for-my-prayer-life-this-year/Like many of you, I find that January is a good time to review the past year, notice hopes and desires that might be stirring, and make some choices about where I want to refocus my energy. Over time I’ve become more intentional about including Jesus in this review, turning to forms of prayer that b...Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-call-to-be-the-center-of-my-life/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/setting-up-my-year-in-christ-christ-s-call-to-be-the-center-of-my-life/Keep Christ at the Center: Why?We can cite numerous theological reasons to put Christ at the center of life. But I find it quite effective to look at the alternatives. Why center my life on Christ? Well, if not on Christ, then what becomes my center?Sun, 01 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/into-the-deep-a-christmas-prayer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/into-the-deep-a-christmas-prayer/A Christmas BlessingLet us pray together this Christmas:Sun, 25 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-joseph/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-joseph/There have been many times I have imagined myself as Mary in a scene from the Gospels. I have imagined almost every feeling she must have had navigating being the Mother of God. I have viscerally felt her fear, anxiety, joy, and, most of all, deep, lasting love for her Son. But, truth be told, I hav...Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-pregnant-pause/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-pregnant-pause/You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand. – James 5:8During pregnancy everyone (and their mother) feels the need to offer all kinds of advice, from what to eat to what to name the baby. I politely ignored all the people who criticized my lifelong vege...Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-justice-shall-flourish/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-justice-shall-flourish/I volunteered at the county jail for 5 years. The first time that I was buzzed through those heavy steel doors, I prayed for God to show me how to help the women who lived beyond them. The women sat in a small room, each sporting the same uniform, emblazoned with DOC (Department of Corrections)...Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-heading-for-the-house-of-the-lord/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-heading-for-the-house-of-the-lord/I love celebrating four weeks of Advent plus a full 40 days of Christmas until Candlemas on February 2 – each as their own lovely season. And while I can be a bit of a purist, I’m not grinchy. I appreciate that the preparations, festive parties, songs and carols of the seasons overlap, all helping u...Sun, 27 Nov 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-the-call-of-the-king-in-a-pile-of-leaves/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-the-call-of-the-king-in-a-pile-of-leaves/November has had a lot to say to me this year. Light is changing and temperatures are dropping here in Northern Vermont. The iridescent colored leaves of October have surrendered their grip on their branch homes and have fallen to rest together on the forest floor. Now they crunch under foot and off...Sun, 20 Nov 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-darkness-is-not-dark-for-you/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-darkness-is-not-dark-for-you/On a warm summer evening many years ago, I attended a farewell party for a friend who had discerned a volunteer mission overseas. The evening was marked by endless conversation, a toast at midnight, and blessings for the journey ahead. It was a bittersweet farewell, and no one really wanted the nigh...Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-consider-the-lilies/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-consider-the-lilies/In the Gospel of Luke (12:22-34), Jesus not only offers his disciples some guidance around trust and faith; there is also an invitation to look at the myriad gifts from God that surround us. Among other examples, he says, “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell yo...Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-golden-moments/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-golden-moments/Golden Moments – The Ginkgo TreeSioux Spiritual Center rests in a hollow held by steep hills, the terminus of a long dirt road near the Cheyenne River about 100 miles mostly east and a little north of Rapid City, South Dakota. I arrived for retreat in late October, the time of year when short sleeve...Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-into-the-infinite-deep/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/nature-as-a-holy-teacher-into-the-infinite-deep/I grew up near the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean about 10 minutes from the beach. It was mesmerizing to stand on the shoreline shading my eyes, when as a child I’d gaze at the vastness of her beauty. Years later, I would make an Ignatian Long Retreat (the experience of the Spiritual Exercises...Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-wonder-of-god/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-wonder-of-god/These past weeks have all been about the search for the “what.” What is God asking of me? St. Ignatius gave us a simple process to know what to do next with our lives. His First Mode of Discernment was to ask questions, get facts to consider, and ask for the grace of clarity without doubt. What a gi...Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-bringing-the-practical-steps-to-prayer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-bringing-the-practical-steps-to-prayer/In college, I majored in Mathematics. Even though I engage less with Mathematics these days, some of the essence of being a mathematician has stayed rooted in me. I love a concrete answer. Even if the path towards it is winding, I love being able to get to an end point and say: “There it is! I found...Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-pay-attention-to-your-gut/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-pay-attention-to-your-gut/Remember, discernment involves small and large decisions through intentional thought and prayer, an ongoing and dynamic process. Please take time to review the Four Step Discernment Process intro and the first mode, “Facts Matter”, explanations.Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-facts-matter/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-facts-matter/In his great wisdom, St. Ignatius gave us realistic, practical, applicable tools that we can use when we’re faced with dilemmas and decisions. When we feel stuck in a spiritual rut or when we’re feeling called to something beyond what we can envision in this moment, among other notable and mundane l...Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-discernment-starts-here/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-discernment-starts-here/Ignatian Spirituality is known for finding God in all things and being very practical. There is such a beauty in recognizing God in the ordinary, everyday moments: a cool breeze, birds chirping, and a giant hug from my children when I pick them up from school just to name a few. We can also find God...Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-cost-of-the-call/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-cost-of-the-call/After retiring, I had luxurious time to look back on my life and the surprising twists and turns it held. How was it that an introvert was thrust into a career meeting families from around the world? How was it that 26 years before that, I went to volunteer at a nursing home and found myself hired t...Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-call-to-imitate-christ-in-greater-yes-discernment/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-the-call-to-imitate-christ-in-greater-yes-discernment/There is a tiny chapel tucked away off the stairwell landing at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Cleveland. The cozy space with its comfortable accent chairs and natural light is the perfect hiding place for prayer. Above the small altar, a large olive wood crucifix is firmly mounted against the reclaim...Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-follow-the-leader/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-follow-the-leader/“You are not the boss of me! You don’t even belong to our family!” I stepped back and took a deep breath. The admonition that poured from the lips of the stringy, little, 10-year-old redhead in front of me bounced off the walls and floor – every surface, really – of the kitchen, but she was exa...Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-when-choices-become-clearer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-when-choices-become-clearer/Last week, I walked us through the “pre-work” stage of discernment where I talk invite directees to engage in the passive discernment posture of noticing what you notice. This week, we turn to the active stage of discernment. St. Ignatius offers us a lot of wisdom on this stage, which many of the ot...Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-am-i-being-invited-to-discern/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-am-i-being-invited-to-discern/St.Ignatius was a prolific writer about discerning greater goods. He offers us the second set of rules of discernment. He also offers us three modes of discernment. One of the things I feel is missing from his vast body of work on discernment is the “pre-work” that happens prior to understanding the...Sun, 14 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-holy-restlessness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-holy-restlessness/As soon as the toxic words left my lips, heat spread from my chest to my ear tips. The conversation continued to unravel and I wondered, who was this person (me), so wound up, self-important, and rude to the person receiving my tirade? It took a couple of hours for me to apologize. Even then I admit...Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-no-wrong-turns/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/embracing-our-greater-yeses-no-wrong-turns/When we think of discernment and decision-making, it is easy to approach the process with the assumption that one possibility, one opportunity, will stand out above the others or that. If only we spend enough time in prayer, reflection, and weighing the pros and cons of each, the choice will become...Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-donuts-for-dinner-and-other-ways-the-false-spirit-works/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-donuts-for-dinner-and-other-ways-the-false-spirit-works/The clock hands keep moving later and later. I step on a monster truck and trip into the couch. Six times before dinner, two times after dinner, and another three times before bedtime. That is how many times I asked for help cleaning up the toys. I want to throw up my hands and exclaim “Fine! I will...Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-saving-the-good-stuff-for-later/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-saving-the-good-stuff-for-later/As far back as I can remember I have saved important stuff for a future need. Saving handwritten letters from my European grandparents on lightweight blue airmail sheets – very important. Saving my Halloween candy as a child – until my sisters absconded with my reserves – yes, important! Yet, perhap...Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-desolation-a-quite-unwelcome-place-to-be/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-desolation-a-quite-unwelcome-place-to-be/Desolation is a tricky subject to write about. At least, I think it is. After all, sometimes the spiritual desolation I feel is hard to describe to another person, especially if I’m trying to reason out why it is plaguing me. Spiritual desolation has come into my life when things are going epicly wr...Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-why-me/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-why-me/Training to run half marathons was second nature to me. The rush of the challenge excited me and running was my prayer time. This is where I had the best conversations with God. The past two years I started finding it difficult to wake up at 5:30 am to go for a run. My energy level was not the same....Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-a-spiritual-vaccine/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-a-spiritual-vaccine/I have a friend who had serious time management problems. She was always late. Seriously late. This included Sunday mass, even though she loved the liturgy and the spiritual community she was with each week. Then one day she shared with me that she had stopped going to Sunday mass. She said she just...Sun, 26 Jun 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-how-do-i-land-this-plane/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-how-do-i-land-this-plane/Don’t let the white hair fool you, I’m not yet 4 years old…in Ignatian Spirituality terms, that is. The thought of writing my first Into the Deep piece has me pestered by internal voices calling me out as an imposter. What were you thinking saying yes? You don’t know anything about this and you can’...Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-stop-and-ask-for-directions/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-stop-and-ask-for-directions/There is a large shopping mall near my home. The hallway connecting the stores forms a circle. Unless I find a map kiosk, illustrating a diagram of the mall and its stores, with a star revealing, ‘you are here,’ I tend to take the long way around. Knowing where I am helps orient me. Ignatius’ r...Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-exercising-our-spiritual-muscles/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/a-guide-to-ignatian-discernment-exercising-our-spiritual-muscles/Brady completed his first year of high school last week. In the final days of his freshmen year, I watched his tenacity grow as he studied for his exams. The diligent exercise of studying. Practicing math problems over and over again. Reviewing concepts. Reading and re-reading material. His muscle m...Sun, 05 Jun 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-letting-god-hold-the-remote-with-you/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-letting-god-hold-the-remote-with-you/“I promise, I’m not changing the channel … I just want to hold the remote.”My then 5-year-old daughter’s eyes were big and her voice was a high-pitched whine as she grabbed for the remote.Sun, 29 May 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-forgiveness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-forgiveness/I need to apologize to you … I felt like the prodigal daughter who stomped away from a difficult conversation only to be filled with remorse. In a moment of frustration, I lost my patience and let loose on a colleague. I was looking for someone to blame and wrongly assumed that some verbal vent...Sun, 22 May 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-the-midst-of-anxiety/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-the-midst-of-anxiety/“There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly.” – Mark 5:25-26My anxiety is hemorrhaging out of me. Over time I have learned to deal with my triggers in more effective ways. But some days, like today, it hemorrhages. It bleeds into my prayer, it floods my m...Sun, 15 May 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-hope-in-the-storm/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-hope-in-the-storm/We had no beds for our children after Hurricane Katrina. I remember sitting on the curb outside of an old K&B Drugstore that had long closed down in the small town outside of New Orleans where I had grown up. My oldest daughter struggled as a toddler to sit beside me while my younger daughter, o...Sun, 08 May 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-the-unknown/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-in-the-unknown/Truth be told, I am kicking myself for agreeing to write on this particular topic for this series on Sustaining Hope. A couple months ago when I put my name down for this and typed the words “finding hope in the unknown” as my choice of topics, I thought I would have figured out a bunch of stuff by...Mon, 02 May 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-hope-a-feathered-thing/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-hope-a-feathered-thing/For whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 (NAB)It feels like I’ve been waiting a long time for more light and warmer days to chase away damp, late winter gray. Life has gone on in...Sun, 24 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-during-the-pandemic/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/sustaining-hope-during-the-pandemic/Having just passed the two-year mark from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, I spent some time asking myself, How did we ever make it through those first few months during lockdown?I noticed a lot of memories from two years ago pop up on social media. As with most social media posts, these m...Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-belonging-to-self/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-belonging-to-self/Sister Columbkill, our substitute teacher, looked around the room of fourth graders. There I sat, spellbound, listening to her story. “Listen carefully to what is really happening here,” she said as she shared about her experience as a young sister during World War II in Japan. She described the fea...Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-when-we-feel-as-if-we-don-t-belong-to-god/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-when-we-feel-as-if-we-don-t-belong-to-god/This topic deserves its own book, but I will summarize what I see as reasons a person might feel that she or he does not belong to God.A Faulty Concept or Image of God. When I feel as if I don’t belong to God, I’ve learned to ask the question: Whose God? My concept of God can be influenced by my fam...Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-a-chapel-of-no/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-a-chapel-of-no/It was “No.” As clear as day. I had prayed for an answer, and I heard the “No”. I wanted it to be yes… so, so, so badly. I was devastated. I remember the place, the people, the moment in that chapel. Even more so, I can recall the feeling that God had led me to a dead-end in the road. God had put de...Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-family/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-family/“It’s because he has not yet found his people, Gretchen.”This was one line that stuck with me all last year when I was agonizing over switching my oldest son to a school specifically for learning differences. They were words spoken by an educator helping me with the process. I had agonized over this...Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-you-are-made-for-us/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-you-are-made-for-us/We are us. Belonging to a community means there is an “us” and not just an “I.” Even before I was born, I belonged to an “us.” My twin brother and I were born into a beautiful family of six. My dad was born into a family of 12 and my mom into a family of seven. I had more cousins than one could imag...Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-belonging-in-relationships/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/belonging-belonging-in-relationships/My best friend and I recently spent a long weekend getaway in Michigan. We stopped by a local vineyard to sample the wine and ran into a married couple on a Sunday outing of their own. The husband immediately cracked a joke with the hostess, before pulling up a spot alongside us in the tasting room.Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-help-me-see-with-new-eyes/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-help-me-see-with-new-eyes/When I look back at all that has changed due to the global pandemic, one thing that remained surprising and challenging for me was the drastic change in decision making. Instantly, every decision became much heavier, often with an added fear of a life or death consequence, and often with ever-changi...Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-retreating-silently/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-retreating-silently/It seems that the Ignatian emphasis on silence and especially the silent retreat is one that either appeals to people or puts fear into them. We really don’t like to be silent. But if you’ve been on a silent retreat, you know the beauty of it. If you’re one of those people who would rather have a ro...Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-the-mirror-in-the-field/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-the-mirror-in-the-field/Have you ever wanted to go to God in prayer, but didn’t feel like you could? Maybe it’s been a while since you have prayed, maybe you’ve said or done something unkind to someone and you feel guilty for your actions, maybe your heart is broken from grief or from the words or actions of someone else,...Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-becoming-a-fool-for-christ-ignatius-prayer-for-humility/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-becoming-a-fool-for-christ-ignatius-prayer-for-humility/There are only a few times in my life in which I have willingly invited myself into poverty. Even when we lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, I still grasped for all things. I remember immediately venturing into a store to purchase baby clothes, wash cloths, and kitchen towels so that I might adeq...Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-preparing-to-pray/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-preparing-to-pray/Ever feel like the quality of your prayer is a bit off? When my regular practice starts feeling dry or stale, or like I’m just going through the motions, I find it helpful to revisit some of St. Ignatius’ “Additional Directions” that he proposes “to help one to go through the exercises better and fi...Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-contemplation-on-the-incarnation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-contemplation-on-the-incarnation/Have you ever wondered if God really sees you? Have you wondered if God is watching you right now? Have you wondered if God is aware of how much you are struggling? Have you wondered if God notices when you do well? If God rejoices when you rejoice? If God cries when you cry?Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-images-of-god-in-prayer/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/ignatian-prayers-for-the-new-year-images-of-god-in-prayer/One of my favorite images of God is one that I pray each morning with the Benedictus, “In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” How do we explain or d...Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-luke-1-39-45/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-luke-1-39-45/When I contemplated this familiar passage about Mary and Elizabeth to write this post, I found myself lingering on the very first line: “Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste…” To be honest, it was a part of the passage I had never stopped to consider before. In fact, I’m not e...Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-philippians-4-4-7/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-philippians-4-4-7/It feels like forever since I attended a live music concert! Last week, I stepped into a brightly lit church to enjoy an evening holiday concert for the first time in nearly 2 years. I’d forgotten that sensation of orchestra music reverberating off the marble walls and echoing across the high ceilin...Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-psalm-126/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-a-reflection-on-psalm-126/I am attracted to the Psalms. Maybe this is because one way God called me to deepen my life of faith was through music. I recall a preaching course during graduate studies when the instructor was surprised (in a good way) that I chose the psalm as the focal point of my homily. Apparently that doesn’...Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-danger-ahead-praying-for-humility/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-danger-ahead-praying-for-humility/Let me have too deep a sense of humor ever to be proud.Let me know my absurdity before I act absurdly.Let me realize that when I am humble I am most human,most truthful,and most worthy of your serious consideration.—Daniel A. Lord, SJ, in Hearts on Fire: Praying with JesuitsSun, 21 Nov 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-people-for-others/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-people-for-others/Ignatian spirituality is known for its genius concerning self-awareness. Centuries before psychology emerged as a science, Ignatius understood that people needed to reflect on their experiences, needed to learn about their specific interior “movements,” needed to take note of what helped or hindered...Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-holy-listening/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-holy-listening/I bolted upright in bed, my hand clutching my chest. It felt like my heart would beat right out of it. I took deep breaths trying to quiet the thump, thump, thump resounding in my ears. My heart felt so loud in the quiet, dark room. I touched the sheet, the headboard, the nightstand letting each con...Sun, 07 Nov 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-the-only-way-through-is-through/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-the-only-way-through-is-through/My best friend and I went out for a long walk, early on Saturday morning. I talked until I was nearly out of breath, pouring out the details of a painful interaction I’d had with a colleague at work. It was not the first time I had witnessed this bad behavior, and I couldn’t shake it off. I finally...Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-immerse-yourselves-in-the-world/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-immerse-yourselves-in-the-world/People dream about moving to a desert island- to “get away” from it all so that they can think. Others think of retreats in far-away places where no distraction can lure them away from the “work” at hand of meeting and responding to God. Others want “just a few minutes to myself.” Sound familiar?Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-following-jesus-our-model/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-following-jesus-our-model/Doing it Ourselves.Nowadays everyone knows the acronym DIY. Need an effective window cleaner? DIY. Challenged by a stubborn stain? DIY. Don’t know how to prepare spaghetti squash? DIY. Can’t figure out how to change the battery in the key fob? DIY. Need a Halloween costume? DIY. There are literally...Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-our-family-examen/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-our-family-examen/St. Ignatius believed the Examen was a gift from God. This 500-year-old prayer tool is available to all of us- religious and lay, young and old, male and female. In our family, we have even created our own version of the Examen, making this gift from God accessible to all of us.Sun, 10 Oct 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-communal-discernment/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-communal-discernment/Three kids, a pandemic, and nearing the “late thirties” stage of not-so-young adulthood… Suddenly, shopping is not as fun as it used to be. Fall has brought a few occasions that require me to ditch my uniform of mom jeans and Ann Taylor Loft T-shirts. The most important of these is my sister’s long-...Sun, 03 Oct 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-naming-the-real/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/living-as-contemplative-leaders-in-action-naming-the-real/There are certain conversations with people that stay with you for years after they occur. There is a conversation I remember having in July 2014 with an older ministry colleague that remains with me and serves as continued fuel for my “yes” to my call.Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-humility-for-the-greater-glory-of-god/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-humility-for-the-greater-glory-of-god/“Humility” is rooted in the Latin word, “humus”, in earth, soil, and ground. Although occasions of humiliation can lead to feeling ashamed, perhaps it is more helpful to reframe those experiences as opportunities to cultivate the virtue of humility. Tending to the roots of our being, we become groun...Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-searching-for-our-umbrella/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-searching-for-our-umbrella/While the baby and I play in the sand, the older kids ride wave after wave into the shore on their boogie boards. My husband stands guard in the shallow water. He shows them and my niece how to watch the waves approach, let the small ones pass, and then ride into shore on the stronger currents. Over...Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-a-change-of-heart-in-the-cave/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-a-change-of-heart-in-the-cave/“Ms. Knobbe, you look the same, but your heart is different.”These were the words from one of my students when I returned from my first encounter with the Spiritual Exercises. A profound transformation had taken place in me during those 30 days of silence. As I returned to campus, I felt like I had...Sun, 08 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-laying-down-the-sword/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-laying-down-the-sword/I remember so clearly how the chapel looked back then. It was kinda tiny – a little sliver of a thing parked between two bigger parts of the high school campus. One of the long sides of the narrow rectangular room bordered the library where the Campus Ministry office was housed. The other long side...Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-bring-me-home-to-the-lost-sheep/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-bring-me-home-to-the-lost-sheep/​There are times in my life that the cloud of parenting, change, sickness, or loss has allowed me to wander into places that I do not belong. I have found myself speaking audibly to God, “Help me.” I felt waves of “how-the-heck-did-I-end-up-here” fall over me as I looked around at the clutter of “al...Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-a-cannonball-of-advice/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/my-ignatian-moment-a-cannonball-of-advice/​Have you ever received brutally honest advice that at first infuriated you but later became sage wisdom for your life journey? Several years ago, I was hit in the gut by just such a cannonball of advice.Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-sharing-the-navigation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-sharing-the-navigation/Do you remember Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear making their way to Hollywood in The Muppet Movie? Kermit: Hey, Fozzie, I want you to turn left when you get to a fork in the road. Fozzie: Yessir, turn left at the fork in the road. [A giant fork appears in the road]Fozzie: KERMIT!Kermit: I...Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-no-matter-what-way-i-have-chosen/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-no-matter-what-way-i-have-chosen/You’ve reached the proverbial end of the rope and something must change. “Get out!” you screech at your teenage son. “I’m leaving!” you say to your husband. “I quit” you say as you pack up your desk.This sometimes happens when we reach our emotional limits. Even the calmest of us might make one of t...Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-when-the-road-forks-again/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-when-the-road-forks-again/After a particularly difficult day of second grade for my oldest son this year, I was walking him to the car hoping to provide some encouraging words to combat the rain pouring outside and inside of both of us. I began to tell him tidbits about his new school. “You know, son, when you get to this ne...Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-parenting-with-forks-what-does-a-donkey-know-about-me-and-my-children/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-parenting-with-forks-what-does-a-donkey-know-about-me-and-my-children/Life as a modern parent is fast! Sometimes it feels like we are rushing through our lives like we are moving through a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need no stinking forks, kids! Shove your lives down your trap like French fries!My family has made a lot of decisions recently. After weeks of relentl...Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-a-difficult-consolation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-a-difficult-consolation/“When it is time to leave, you will know, and it will be OK.” The Holy Spirit has a way of placing words on my heart during prayer.  I had been struggling with my position in campus ministry for longer than I care to admit. During my annual summer retreat, the question of whether or not to...Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-recalculating-route/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-recalculating-route/With 650 miles of freeway and 22,000 miles of surface streets, Los Angeles County offers an almost unlimited number of roads to travel. I have been known to miss my exit or get on the onramp heading Eastbound when I want to go Westbound. I do not always plug my destination into the GPS. I somehow mi...Sun, 30 May 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-cannonball-moments/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/when-the-road-forks-cannonball-moments/One of St. Ignatius’s gifts to us today is his wisdom about discernment. What Ignatius first noticed while lying in bed recovering from a severe war injury was the way God, through the Holy Spirit, guides us, leading us to discern why we feel longing in the first place. Let me tell you a bit of Igna...Wed, 19 May 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-embracing-all-my-feelings/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-embracing-all-my-feelings/I still remember the moments shortly after my Dad died. I was standing in his hospital room and, with uncontrollable tears running down my face, I ripped my glasses off. I almost snapped them in half but caught myself and stormed out of the room into the empty hallway.I remember standing there, in m...Sun, 09 May 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-walking-in-the-woods/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-walking-in-the-woods/I had just entered the world of ministry and my desire to serve was deep. Because I wasn’t married or with children yet, I remember devoting every minute to the people of God. I treated myself as a missionary, but that decision led to an unhealthy place. Sitting across from my spiritual director, I...Wed, 05 May 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-woman-why-are-you-weeping/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-woman-why-are-you-weeping/Creatures have been gifted with different kinds of sight. In addition to seeing blue, green, and red in the color spectrum, birds can also see UV light invisible to humans, giving them another whole range of beauty we can’t perceive. Humans are among other species with a highly developed ability to...Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-unfinished/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-unfinished/Have you ever seen DaVinci’s work The Adoration of the Magi San Donato in Scopeto?The most fascinating thing about this artwork to me is that it is unfinished. Leonardo DaVinci had thirty months to complete this altarpiece for the Augustinian friars, but before he could complete it, he got interrupt...Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-carrying-imaginary-squirrels-through-my-day/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-carrying-imaginary-squirrels-through-my-day/“It’s a little harder for me to hike down because I am carrying a squirrel.” When my sister explained the trouble my daughter was having with this “squirrel” she was carrying, my husband helpfully recommended the squirrel sit on her shoulder so she’d have both hands free. Unfortunately, the “squirre...Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-peace/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-peace/When I was young, my parents had a ritual on my birthday. We’d go out to the garage and my parents would measure how much I had grown in the past year. They would take my mom’s measuring tape which she used for sewing and would mark the wall with my “official” height. It was fun to see how much I ha...Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-remaining-faithful/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-remaining-faithful/“God has not called me to be successful; He has called me to be faithful.” – Saint Teresa of Calcutta One of the first people I called when I learned I was losing my job was my friend Sally. “You have been so faithful!” she repeated over and over again. “You have been so faithful!” She really m...Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-it-is-the-lord/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/growth-in-the-spirit-it-is-the-lord/As we enter the Easter Season, we also begin our next series, “Growth in the Spirit”. This series will explore the various ways Ignatian spirituality guides us in being able to notice that the Risen Christ is right in front of us.Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-jesus-wept/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-jesus-wept/I lived over an hour away when my Dad died. I remember driving with my husband on the long bridge over the Atchafalaya Basin, the longest wetland swamp in the United States. Time stretched as long as the swamp. When we finally made it to my small Cajun town, I found nearly one hundred of my extended...Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-through-confusion/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-through-confusion/I have found over the years that prayer can be a mixed bag – sometimes it can be easy, straightforward, and abounding in grace. Other times, many times in fact, it can be difficult, confusing, and bring forward even more questions along the way. It is easy to keep going when prayer showers you with...Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-through-the-unexpected/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-through-the-unexpected/It’s so true what they say: Life Happens. Just when I think I’ve settled into a prayer routine, yikes, life turns me and my prayer life, upside down. Unexpected things happen, surprises disrupt my schedule, worries and anxiety take over, and my time with God flies out the window. I’m sure you can re...Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-in-desolation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-in-desolation/Our 1-year-old has obtained the height and just enough dexterity to reach above his head and swipe at things on the kitchen counter. Surprises come raining down: a sleeve of crackers, a banana, a full cup of water. Most of the time he squeals with delight at his new-found ability. A few weeks ago, h...Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-trying-to-forgive-myself/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-trying-to-forgive-myself/We have all been there. It may have been an argument, a stressful day, or maybe it was just a bad mood, but we have all said or done things that have hurt someone else. When we realize what we have done, we can ask that person to forgive us, but how do we pray through forgiving ourselves?Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-while-wounded/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-while-wounded/Each of us has been conditioned to respond a certain way to wounds—to pain, suffering, disappointment. As a child, you learned that you could go to Mom or Dad with anything—any hurt or question—and be received, comforted, and helped. Or, you learned that you wouldn’t get much sympathy, that you were...Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-you-feel-like-you-are-not-enough/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-you-feel-like-you-are-not-enough/Today was one of those days where the whole house seemed to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. I had been awakened at 3am in a bit of a panic as I remembered that I had to finish writing this post, and though I managed to get myself back to sleep, I woke up with the stress of this deadline and a...Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-angry/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-angry/I could feel the burn deep in my throat and tears welling up in my eyes. If it weren’t for the taxi driver in the front seat, I surely would have screamed or gotten sick to my stomach. I finally arrived home to an empty apartment with both roommates out on dates of their own that night. I immediatel...Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-when-prayer-becomes-dry/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-when-prayer-becomes-dry/Everything was fine with my four orchids, daily reminders of good friends. I have a window they like and every Monday I carefully measure ¼ cup of water for each. I’m delighted when every so often a spontaneous stalk begins to snake toward the light. I wait with anticipation as buds begin to form, w...Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-tired/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-praying-when-tired/I found myself struggling with prayer as Advent began. I didn’t know the cause other than that my personal life was full. Obligations in caring for my elderly aunt weighed heavily and my morning prayer was unfulfilling. I was mostly praying for courage as I met obstacles in my care for her. I became...Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-when-tensions-and-divisions-disturb-my-peace/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/praying-when-it-s-hard-when-tensions-and-divisions-disturb-my-peace/These past months I had many internal struggles as I have watched tensions and divisions rise in many aspects of our lives: politically, morally, spiritually, and theologically. My heart aches watching division rise in so many communities, including faith communities, as differing sides state their...Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-bringing-light-to-the-simple-calls-of-discipleship/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-bringing-light-to-the-simple-calls-of-discipleship/Our call to discipleship can come in many ways. Sometimes God may call us in big ways-a change in career, taking on a leadership role at work or in an organization we volunteer for, or stepping back from work to care for our children or our parents. Other times though, the call to discipleship is si...Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-the-challenging-call-of-discipleship-in-black-history/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-the-challenging-call-of-discipleship-in-black-history/In the heat of Louisiana summer, I could smell the mud. The history of organized sin and violence hangs in the air and landed heavy on my skin. In the heat, I imagined slaves tilling the mud and the particles of sweat and mud filling the air. During the height of slavery, it was not cooler or less h...Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-a-pathway-to-god/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-a-pathway-to-god/It was a hectic week ahead – parish visitation reports and check ins, retreat ministries’ board of directors meetings, advancing research projects, finalizing details for a Zoom-based prayer experience for staff instead of our usual mass and office celebration, nevermind making time to connect with...Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-being-single-a-love-i-never-expected/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-being-single-a-love-i-never-expected/I never expected love to look like this. The week before Christmas my adoptive family surprised me with an early gift. I teased them, “Is this some tradition of which I was unaware? A gift that must be opened before Christmas?!” They explained with great delight that this was a special exceptio...Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-the-canvas-of-our-lives/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-the-canvas-of-our-lives/Over the Christmas break I picked up a very old habit – drawing. I think the last time I tried to really draw something other than a quick sketch of a cartoon animal for my sons was college. I forgot how much I loved it. I also forgot how scary it was to put pencil to paper and hope something recogn...Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-rewind-fast-forward-pause/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-rewind-fast-forward-pause/“Tell God to rewind the day. I want to try again.” My four-year-old daughter sobbed uncontrollably in the parking lot of her preschool. After a mishap in the lining up for COVID-safe dismissal, she could not calm down enough to walk out with everyone else. After 20-minutes, one of the Sisters carrie...Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-come-after-me/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/discipleship-in-all-ways-come-after-me/In today’s Gospel Jesus is calling Simon, Andrew, James and John to be disciples. It is a very fitting passage to introduce our next series, Discipleship in All Ways:Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/love-like-god/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/love-like-god/November 20, 2020 marked the one-year anniversary of my Dad’s unexpected death following complications from a routine surgery. On the eve of this first anniversary my mind started to drift back to the forty-eight or so hours leading up to his death. Oh, how I wish I could see him just one more time!...Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/love-like-god-considering-our-gifts-for-2021/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/love-like-god-considering-our-gifts-for-2021/In the crisp winter air with the warm sun shining down on us, we celebrated Mass outside. We were standing outside, some of us in the grass and some in the rich dark mud of South Louisiana. In an instant all was calm and bright. The clutter and chaos of 2020 melted away. Yes, we were socially distan...Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-the-magi-eyes-that-see/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-the-magi-eyes-that-see/Jesus said to his disciples:Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it (Lk 10:23-24).Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-then-the-shepherds-returned/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-then-the-shepherds-returned/Every year as Christmas stories are retold, I’m drawn to the nativity, deepening themes that surfaced before. Preparing for this Into the Deep contribution, I returned to Luke’s gospel (2:1-20) for a bit of lectio divina.Sun, 20 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-a-reflection-on-the-innkeeper/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-a-reflection-on-the-innkeeper/Oh what now? Who could be knocking on my door at this time of night?There is truly no rest for the weary, I thought. I’ve had a long, hard day, preparing and renting my rooms to those who are traveling for the census. I remember how glad I was to rent the last available room in my inn that day. I’m...Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-finding-god-in-the-emptiness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-finding-god-in-the-emptiness/For many years, I spent a portion of December on mission trips to Nicaragua. Even now, Advent conjures up images of a rural mountain village, where very few decorations are needed to announce God’s arrival. We once visited a local family, who invited us to share a simple meal of beans and tortillas...Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-joseph-s-faithfulness/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-joseph-s-faithfulness/As the calendar year draws to a close and Christmas looms large before us, the Church begins a new liturgical year. Instead of focusing on all the decorating and gift-giving, Advent provides us with a time to slow down and reflect on the true meaning of the coming of Jesus. I always enjoy rereading...Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-the-most-important-yes/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-the-most-important-yes/Don’t give up on yourself because I will not give up on you. This simple phrase to me is the most important “yes” I have ever had to say in motherhood. The yes to not give up on figuring out exactly what my children need to thrive in this world. The yes to being their advocate, their biggest fa...Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-god-s-act-of-love/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/advent-love-like-god-god-s-act-of-love/The season of Advent is a season of understanding God’s love for us. It reminds us of God’s enduring presence in our lives through the centuries of our salvation history. We remember the long line of people God loved into existence that birthed new understandings of God’s promises. We celebrate all...Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-st.-vincent-de-paul-a-servant-who-bore-fruit/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-st.-vincent-de-paul-a-servant-who-bore-fruit/Perhaps you are familiar with your local Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP). But did you know that the non-profit charity is present in 150 countries, has 800,000 members in 47,000 Conferences and 1.5 million volunteers and collaborators? Every day, SVDP helps over 30 million people the world ove...Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-saints-i-have-known/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-saints-i-have-known/Saints are holy people. To be a Saint is to participate in, and to be an image of, the holiness of God. I love our Catholic tradition of recognizing Saints in heaven and how they inspire and intercede for us. I have been blessed to also know others who I consider “saintly”. These people may never be...Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-saints-of-pandemics-and-politics/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-saints-of-pandemics-and-politics/There are several saints’ feast days on November 19, but today I’m drawn to one especially: Blessed Salvatore Lilli, 1853-1895. He was a Franciscan monk who worked as a missionary in Jerusalem and then in Marasco, Armenia. But the line of his bio that catches my attention is this: “Worked endlessly...Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-everything-is-hidden-in-you/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-everything-is-hidden-in-you/Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a Doctor of the Church said in her book Causes and Cures, “Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world—everything is hidden in you.” There are four women I want to share with you who I feel embody what St...Sun, 15 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-servant-of-god-sister-thea-bowman-fspa/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-servant-of-god-sister-thea-bowman-fspa/“Are You With Me, Church?”  I was first introduced to Sister Thea Bowman by my classmate Beverly Ann Stewart, a long-time minister and health-care professional in the African American community in Chicago. Bev talked about Sister Thea Bowman the way you talk about a favorite auntie or your most...Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-st.-frances-cabrini/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-st.-frances-cabrini/Maria Francesca Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850, in a small town outside of Milan, Italy. Being born prematurely, she was a petite and sickly child. As a child, Cabrini heard many stories of missionaries, and she wanted to join the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, but because of her fragile health s...Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-a-saint-like-me/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-a-saint-like-me/It was December 2017, less than a month after my son first received his hearing aids. We were taking a very last minute family staycation in a hotel in downtown Dallas. It had only been a few weeks so my then four-year-old son was still getting used to the bright blue devices in his ears. Honestly,...Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-remembering-our-holy-ones/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us-remembering-our-holy-ones/On a crisp April morning the kitchen was as crowded as the living room. People gathered close, sitting in twos or threes on the stairs with paper plates balanced on their knees, or pressed together on chairs tucked in next to the couch. The dining room table held a mix of tasty offerings tucked arou...Sun, 01 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/saints-among-us/Dear Friends, I am writing this letter just two days before I head on my annual eight-day silent retreat. By the time you read this, I will actually be on my last day of retreat. Know I will be praying for you on my retreat. As you read this, please say a prayer of thanksgiving for the graces G...Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-ministry-and-motherhood/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-ministry-and-motherhood/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-called-and-sent-for-mission/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-called-and-sent-for-mission/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-formed-formed-and-formed-again/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-formed-formed-and-formed-again/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-helping-others-through-spiritual-direction/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-helping-others-through-spiritual-direction/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-embracing-all-my-gifts/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-embracing-all-my-gifts/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-gifted-bigger-on-the-inside/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-gifted-bigger-on-the-inside/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-rooted-in-our-creation-and-choosing-to-live-beyond-the-compliments/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-rooted-in-our-creation-and-choosing-to-live-beyond-the-compliments/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely...Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-the-miracle-of-faith/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created-the-miracle-of-faith/This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely gifted, uniquely formed, and uniquely c...Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/uniquely-created/Today, Becky introduces October’s blog series, “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to discover our calls and be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize, believe, and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquel...Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-softening-our-hearts-to-receive-grace/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-softening-our-hearts-to-receive-grace/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-the-grace-to-see-what-god-sees/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-the-grace-to-see-what-god-sees/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-good-grief/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-good-grief/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-when-human-words-fail/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-when-human-words-fail/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Sun, 13 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-a-pandemic-of-graces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-a-pandemic-of-graces/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-my-basket-of-graces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces-my-basket-of-graces/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Sun, 06 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/gathering-the-graces/This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them.Sun, 30 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-the-call-to-vulnerability/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-the-call-to-vulnerability/This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today as we end this series, Gretchen Crowder shares with us how we need to be vulnerable in order to change and grow.Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-this-is-so-you/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-this-is-so-you/This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Beth Knobbe shares with us how she has seen God’s work at play in her life during this time of COVID-19.Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-waves-of-love/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-waves-of-love/This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Stephanie Clouatre Davis shares with us how God’s love is intentional and all-encompassing.Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-wonder-and-wander-in-un-ordinary-times/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-wonder-and-wander-in-un-ordinary-times/This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Jenene Francis shares with us how we can wonder and wander with Christ.Sun, 16 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-knowing-god-s-gift-of-shelter-through-the-incarnation/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-knowing-god-s-gift-of-shelter-through-the-incarnation/This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Becky Eldredge shares with us how we can find shelter in Christ.One of the most meaningful memories for me when I made the Spiritual Exercises was pra...Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-brokenness-and-love/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-brokenness-and-love/Our next blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Charlotte Phillips shares with us how we can imitate Christ during difficult times.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-knowing-bravery/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow-knowing-bravery/Our next blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Kathy Powell shares with us how we can be brave like Jesus.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/to-know-to-love-and-to-follow/Dear Friends, I hope you are each doing well! I also hope you enjoyed getting to meet our new team of writers. As I read each woman’s story, I found myself, yet again, standing in awe of God’s work in our lives. I continue to remind myself that God continues to work in each of our lives, even i...Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-applying-the-wisdom-of-the-creative-life-to-nurture-spiritual-growth/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-applying-the-wisdom-of-the-creative-life-to-nurture-spiritual-growth/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Vinita Hampton Wright shares with us how she has applied the wisdom of her creative li...Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-finding-my-feet-copy/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-finding-my-feet-copy/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Stephanie Clouatre Davis shares with us how both Dominican and Ignatian charisms have...Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-finding-my-feet/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-finding-my-feet/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Gretchen Crowder shares with us some of the things she has learned from St. Ignatius.Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-two-pilgrims/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-two-pilgrims/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Melinda LeBlanc shares how her life has been like a pilgrim’s journey.Sun, 19 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-deepening-god-s-life-in-me/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-deepening-god-s-life-in-me/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Jenene Francis shares with us the many different ways she has lived Ignatian Spiritual...Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-the-journey-toward-complete-trust/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-the-journey-toward-complete-trust/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Faye Coorpender shares how she has expierenced Ignatian Spirituality through spiritual...Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-traveling-the-unknown-road-with-st-ignatius/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-traveling-the-unknown-road-with-st-ignatius/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Claudia Maxson shares with us her journey with Ignatian Spirituality.Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-my-journey-to-ignatian-spirituality/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-my-journey-to-ignatian-spirituality/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Charlotte Phillips shares with us her journey with Ignatian Spirituality.Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-trusting-in-god-s-abiding-love/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-trusting-in-god-s-abiding-love/During our first Into the Deep blog series “Drawn to Ignatius” members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Beth Knobbe shares the many things she has learned through Ignatian Spirituality.Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-a-moment-of-clarity/https://blog.ignatianministries.org/drawn-to-ignatius-a-moment-of-clarity/Dear Friends,I am in a moment where I simply stand in awe of God. I feel pulled further into the expansion of Mystery, yet, here I am writing today to share a moment of clarity with you.The Spirit awakened in me almost two years ago a sense that what I was doing in ministry was bigger than what was...Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:00:00 GMT