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 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 Becky Eldredge | Aug 13, 2023 | Discernment, Faith in Action, Hope
I 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. ...
by Jen Coito | Jul 16, 2023 | Discernment, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality
I 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 salad and the...
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...
by Kristen Schenk | Jun 25, 2023 | Examen, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality
The 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 middle-aged Millennial, existential...
