by Jenene Francis | Apr 24, 2022 | Discernment, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
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...
by Monique Jacobs | Apr 10, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
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...
by Vinita Wright | Apr 3, 2022 | Discernment, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy
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...
by Jen Coito | Mar 27, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
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...
by Gretchen Crowder | Mar 20, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality
“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...
by Kathy Powell | Feb 20, 2022 | Discernment, Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
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...
