Feelings and Emotions: Be Curious in Prayer
Ignatius tells us that feelings are important guides in the spiritual life. How do we discern what feelings are telling us? How do we know they are leading us to God? Be curious.
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The Fruits of the Spirit(s)
How do we know we’re moving toward union with God? Simple: we can know that by the fruits we see. Ignatius and Paul may use different words, but they’re in sync with the idea of “living by the Spirit”.
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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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Sacred Stories: Scripture and Lived Experience
Our image of God depends on how we understand the Bible. Is the Bible a moral rulebook or does it present a larger Truth about humanity’s experience with God told through stories?
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The Weeds and the Wheat: Mindfulness and Non-Resistance
Whenever we bring suffering or negative feelings into our consciousness, we give it less power over us. When we take a mindful, contemplative, and non-resistance stance like Jesus, we discover a new kind of freedom.
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Kids Journal
This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.
