by Becky Eldredge | Sep 24, 2023 | Discernment, Faith in Action, God's Grace
Receiving the Promised 153 Fish 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. ...
by Deena Pavinato | Sep 10, 2023 | Catholic, Faith in Action, God's Grace, Hope
Community – And every day the Lord added to their numbers As 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...
by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | Sep 3, 2023 | Faith in Action, God's Grace, Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction, Uncategorized
At 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...
by Shandice Stallworth | Aug 27, 2023 | Faith in Action, God's Grace, Hope
Jesus, 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...
by Mary Ann Gessner | Jul 30, 2023 | Faith in Action, God's Grace, Ignatian Spirituality
“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, words...
by Melinda LeBlanc | Jul 9, 2023 | God's Grace, Hope, Knowing God
If 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 consolation. The...
