by Elizabeth Aceves | May 28, 2023 | Discernment, Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy
How do I Stand in my Call? Over the past few weeks, “Into the Deep” writers have shared their personal stories about following through on their calling, despite facing challenges. Scripture tells us that the needs of those around us drive our calling. The...
by Gretchen Crowder | Mar 26, 2023 | Faith in Action, Love & Mercy
Before sitting down to write this post, I awoke to a post on Facebook by a family friend on the passing of her mom. I see these posts all the time now, it’s something about being over 40… friends start losing parents and other mentors a bit more frequently. With...
by Jean Heaton | Mar 12, 2023 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy
Resisting Mercy: Connection is the Antidote We sat at our gate staring at the monitor. Our plane had already been delayed once. If you’d told me that southern California would get a winter storm, complete with snow, I wouldn’t have believed you. Yet here we were...
by Jen Coito | Feb 26, 2023 | Catholic, Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy
Holding Down the Sand – Resisting Forgiveness “I’m holding down the sand!” My daughter stamped down the shifting beach sand with all her might, trying to keep the waves from pulling it away. Her desperate attempts to contain the earth beneath her feet has become...
by Jean Heaton | Dec 4, 2022 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy
I volunteered at the county jail for 5 years. The first time that I was buzzed through those heavy steel doors, I prayed for God to show me how to help the women who lived beyond them. The women sat in a small room, each sporting the same uniform, emblazoned with DOC...
by Kristen Schenk | Nov 6, 2022 | Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer
In the Gospel of Luke (12:22-34), Jesus not only offers his disciples some guidance around trust and faith; there is also an invitation to look at the myriad gifts from God that surround us. Among other examples, he says, “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they...
