Deep Practices
Sometimes, in our efforts for self-improvement, we come against tendencies that are so engrained in our personality they are hard to change. Engaging in deep practices can help us better trust in the slow work of God.
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Category: Awareness
The Tension of Poverty and Abundance
The pandemic has revealed the tension between our experiences of poverty and abundance. It’s fitting to reflect on that this Advent season.
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Everything Begins with Gift
Gratitude is a cyclical force of creative love that feeds itself. It transforms us and opens our eyes to the divine goodness in all things.
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Life’s Mirrors: 4 Ways to Deeper Self-Knowledge
Our true selves are within us but sometimes we need a mirror to be held up before us so we can see it, and also see those false-self layers that need to be shed.
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The Ego: Another Name for the Evil Spirit
The ego cares about our possessions, our status, and our group membership – all things that are passing. The spiritual life ought to lead us to put our stock in the lasting promise of God.
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Filling an Empty Well
For many of us these days our energies are focused in fewer places than normal, which means those...
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What Boredom Unveils
Struggling with boredom? God may be using it to unveil difficult truths.
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Rejecting the Popular Image of God
The popular notions of God are terrible and along with many atheists, I reject them, too.
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Count Your Blessings
What do you do when you’re worried and can’t sleep?
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Noticing: The Heart of Spiritual Maturity
Key to Ignatian spirituality is awareness, noticing. When we notice the details about our life and surroundings, we get to encounter God.
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The Devil Made Me Do It! – Passing the Buck on Sin
“The Devil” is our own creation. The evil spirit, in Ignatian language, is us falling into the trap of being blind to our weak points.
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KonMari Your Spiritual Life in 6 Steps
How can you use Marie Kondō’s tidying method to declutter your spiritual life. It’s simple Ignatian discernment.
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Virtual Evening of Reflection – 9 Mar
5-Day Overview of Ignatian Decision-Making
What is God’s Will?
