by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | Jul 25, 2021 | Ignatian Spirituality
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...
by Melinda LeBlanc | Jul 18, 2021 | Ignatian Spirituality
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. I had recently retired from a stressful bureaucratic career...
by Jenene Francis | Jul 4, 2021 | Ignatian Spirituality
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]...
by Faye Coorpender | Jun 27, 2021 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality
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...
by Gretchen Crowder | Jun 21, 2021 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality
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...
by Gretchen Crowder | Jun 20, 2021 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality
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...
