Surrendering Like Joseph For 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...
A Christmas Blessing Let us pray together this Christmas: May our minds be opened to further understand where we need Christ’s light in our lives. May our ears be opened to hear the words of Christ calling us to make room for Him in our lives. May our eyes be...
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...
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”...
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. ...
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. The...
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...
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. I see myself in the disciples...
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...
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: As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets...
