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...
by Beth Knobbe | May 22, 2022 | Faith in Action, Hope, Love & Mercy
I need to apologize to you … I felt like the prodigal daughter who stomped away from a difficult conversation only to be filled with remorse. In a moment of frustration, I lost my patience and let loose on a colleague. I was looking for someone to blame and...
by Jen Coito | May 15, 2022 | Catholic, Faith in Action, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer
“There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly.” – Mark 5:25-26 My anxiety is hemorrhaging out of me. Over time I have learned to deal with my triggers in more effective ways. But some days, like today, it hemorrhages....
by Charlotte Phillips | Apr 20, 2022 | Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer
Having just passed the two-year mark from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, I spent some time asking myself, How did we ever make it through those first few months during lockdown? I noticed a lot of memories from two years ago pop up on social media. As with...
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...
