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Look Again! Coming Out of Narrow-Mindedness
Jesus invites us to "look again", to see the larger picture so we don't get caught up in our polarised and dualistic views.
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Guiding Principles
16 May 2022 | Spiritual Practices | 1
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The Falling Away of the Old
2 May 2022 | Essays, God In All Things | 1
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Finding God In All I See, Finding God In You and Me
11 Apr 2022 | God In All Things | 0
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
21 Feb 2022 | 1
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.
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Feelings and Emotions: Be Curious in Prayer
1 Nov 2021 | 0
Discernment
Alma’s Way is the Ignatian Way
15 Nov 2021 | 1
A new PBS Kids show speaks to the Ignatian pattern we see in the Examen.
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The Fruits of the Spirit(s)
11 Oct 2021 | 0
Awareness
Disney’s Encanto Is All About Seeing
7 Feb 2022 | 3
Let's examine four main dichotomic themes in Disney's Encanto. There are spoilers!
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Inner Furniture
24 Jan 2022 | 2
The Ordinariness of Lent
In the desert, Jesus discovered that he was human and hungry and lonely. Lent is not so much about penances and bodily denial as it is a season to discover our ordinariness.
Read MoreWar and Ego
19 Mar 2022 | The Tough Questions | 1
We’re all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war.
Read MoreDisidentifying 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCura Personalis
6 Dec 2021 | Ignatian Basics, Spiritual Practices | 1
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.
Read MoreLearning How to Rest
22 Nov 2021 | Spiritual Practices | 2
Your instructor for this lesson on rest: Jesus.
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