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The Essentials Lead to Heart-Knowing
Have you noticed how Jesus helps us focus on the essentials of faith? We tend to overcomplicate or over-theologise Christianity. Let's examine the value of being fed the essentials: about God and in our life.
Ignatian Basics
The Discernment of Spirits – Part 1
How do we know the voice of God from the voice of the evil one? This is the first part of a three-part series on Ignatius' Rules for the Discernment of Spirits.
Prayer
Seeing the Whole
It's important to look at a piece of the jigsaw puzzle, but we must also know its context. In the spiritual life we must widen our gaze and see more of the whole picture.
Discernment
Alma’s Way is the Ignatian Way
A new PBS Kids show speaks to the Ignatian pattern we see in the Examen.
Awareness
Disney’s Encanto Is All About Seeing
Let's examine four main dichotomic themes in Disney's Encanto. There are spoilers!
War and Ego
We’re all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war.
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Disidentifying with the False Self
We 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.
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The Dream of the Incarnation
What is the significance of the Incarnation? It was not just one moment, but continues to unfold God’s dream for us and for the world.
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Cura Personalis
How do we practically understand and live the Ignatian concept of ‘cura personalis’? This is a talk I recently gave for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Seattle.
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Learning How to Rest
Your instructor for this lesson on rest: Jesus.
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The Motivations Beneath Desires: Why They’re Important
If we dig beneath the desires of our hearts we will discover deeper core motivations for those desires. They’re ultimately for God or the ego. Here are a couple ways we can dig down and uncover those motivations.
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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.
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What is God’s Will?
