Suffering and God’s Loving Accompaniment
What’s is God’s role in suffering? It might be helpful to see God as a parent who accompanies their child in pain.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jun 19, 2023 | The Tough Questions | 0
What’s is God’s role in suffering? It might be helpful to see God as a parent who accompanies their child in pain.
Read MoreWe all struggle with a “shadow side” that gets us anxious or judgemental. Ignatius invites us to externalise this part of ourselves a bit so we can let our true selves emerge, the part of us that is compassionate and loving.
Read MoreThere are some who live lives of anger and hurt, and they seek to continue to feed their pain. This is a sign of the evil spirit or, in the language of Eckhart Tolle, the “pain-body”. They key is not identifying ourselves with it.
Read Moreby guest | May 3, 2018 | Essays, Guest Posts | 0
Melissa finds comfort in the cross, which appears all around her.
Read Moreby guest | Dec 21, 2016 | Essays, Guest Posts | 5
The darkness of Winter Solstice reminds us that we’ll soon be met with reassuring light.
Read Moreby andyotto | Aug 15, 2016 | The Tough Questions | 8
How can one find God in the tremendous grief and loneliness of pain and suffering? “Spirituality is always eventually about what you do with your pain,” says Richard Rohr.
Read MoreWhat is keeping you paralysed? Put yourself in Jesus’ hands in this healing audio meditation.
Read MoreHealing and redemption is a cooperative process with God. We can’t just wish away negative feelings. We must first invite God into them.
Read Moreby andyotto | Feb 3, 2014 | Awareness, Discernment | 4
Suffering, grace, and purpose from the Ignatian lens of Mags Blackie, author of Rooted in Love.
Read Moreby andyotto | Apr 8, 2013 | The Tough Questions | 0
I overheard a man say that he knows he is following God when he is suffering. Is this true? Is suffering a measure of our faithfulness to God?
Read Moreby andyotto | Feb 4, 2013 | God In All Things, Spiritual Practices | 0
Not long ago I had an unexpected encounter of God: amidst the pains and fears of imminent food poisoning.
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This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.