A Childlike Pause
The other day at a pond by my house I saw a boy who stopped suddenly to look at the sailboats. Nothing special about them, except the boy was experiencing a moment of God’s presence in beauty.
Read MorePosted by andyotto | 3 Sep 2012 | Awareness, God In All Things
The other day at a pond by my house I saw a boy who stopped suddenly to look at the sailboats. Nothing special about them, except the boy was experiencing a moment of God’s presence in beauty.
Read MorePosted by andyotto | 27 Aug 2012 | Awareness, God In All Things, The Lighter Side
Ever distracted in prayer? Only about 100% of people are. Pay attention to your distractions. Perhaps they are a way God is speaking to you.
Read MorePosted by andyotto | 20 Aug 2012 | Prayer, Spiritual Practices
Saint Ignatius gives pray-ers a tip for gaining “spiritual relish”. Perhaps it can be considered a condiment for your prayer. Spread it thick!
Read MorePosted by andyotto | 16 Aug 2012 | Awareness, Discernment, Spiritual Practices
Ignatian spirituality is a treasure because it is a spirituality that requires your full involvement and God’s full involvement. I cannot solely search within me for the answers and, on the other hand, I cannot discern what God desires for me if I do not look within.
Read MorePosted by andyotto | 13 Aug 2012 | Awareness, Discernment, God In All Things, Spiritual Practices, The Lighter Side
In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, Barney looked over the last 24 hours of experiences to see what his heart told him on his cardiogram. It’s a practice we can use in the spiritual life, sans the cardiogram.
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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.