by Sr. Ily Fernandez | Jan 8, 2018 | Prayer, Retreats, Spiritual Direction
This is a guest post by Sr. Ily Fernandez, CSJ How the Busy Person’s Retreat Began: About twenty-some years ago I was serving as a Campus Minister at the Catholic Center at Louisiana State University. At the same time, I was serving as a vocation minister...
by Becky Eldredge | Jan 2, 2018 | Ignatian Spirituality, Retreats, Spiritual Direction
Happy New Year! As the New Year begins, we commence a new series focused on not only one of my regular spiritual practices, but also my favorite ministry – Spiritual Direction. I am really excited that this series will be authored by the six spiritual directors who...
by Becky Eldredge | Apr 27, 2017 | Retreats, Spiritual Direction
As most of you know, I love retreat ministry! It’s hard to believe it, but this year will be my 20th year giving retreats. Throughout the years, there is a something I have noticed. Not everyone’s life circumstances allow them to go away for a retreat...
by Becky Eldredge | Mar 30, 2017 | Love & Mercy, Prayer, Retreats, Spiritual Direction
This is our fifth week of the Lenten series, Fully Loved: Encountering the Heart of Christ. We began with looking at Jesus entering our humanity, then turned to how do we come to know and accept God’s love for us. We also looked last week at what blocks us...
by Becky Eldredge | Jan 28, 2016 | Prayer, Retreats
This week we continue our look at how God’s mercy endures in our lives. The last two weeks we named how mercy endures through God’s ongoing creation and through God’s dwelling in our world and in us. How do we come to understand God creating and...
by Becky Eldredge | Nov 30, 2015 | Prayer, Retreats
Do you ever wonder what the Advent and Christmas seasons are really about? Or why these seasons actually matter to us? Or if the Incarnation has any impact on our lives today? Or maybe you are looking to simply deepen your relationship with God this Advent and...