by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | Sep 3, 2023 | Faith in Action, God's Grace, Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction, Uncategorized
At the well Jesus met the woman who was thirsty. We can all identify with the busyness and thirst experienced by the woman at the well (John 4: 5-30). She was likely busy with tasks to complete, like gathering water, and all of the other tasks and labors required for...
by Becky Eldredge | Aug 21, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Spiritual Direction
Last week, I walked us through the “pre-work” stage of discernment where I talk invite directees to engage in the passive discernment posture of noticing what you notice. This week, we turn to the active stage of discernment. St. Ignatius offers us a lot of wisdom...
by Becky Eldredge | Aug 14, 2022 | Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction
St.Ignatius was a prolific writer about discerning greater goods. He offers us the second set of rules of discernment. He also offers us three modes of discernment. One of the things I feel is missing from his vast body of work on discernment is the “pre-work” that...
by Kristen Schenk | Jul 31, 2022 | Discernment, Prayer, Spiritual Direction
When we think of discernment and decision-making, it is easy to approach the process with the assumption that one possibility, one opportunity, will stand out above the others or that. If only we spend enough time in prayer, reflection, and weighing the pros and cons...
by Gretchen Crowder | Jan 16, 2022 | Catholic, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer, Spiritual Direction
Have you ever wondered if God really sees you? Have you wondered if God is watching you right now? Have you wondered if God is aware of how much you are struggling? Have you wondered if God notices when you do well? If God rejoices when you rejoice? If God cries when...
by Melinda LeBlanc | Oct 14, 2020 | Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction
This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created.” Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely...
