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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It feels good to be remembered. Ignatius saw the memory as a gift, one that draws us into a deeper union with God.
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The ego is another name for the evil spirit. This is an important truth to understand if you wish to grow in the spiritual life. The evil spirit tries to protect the ego, which is just another word for the masks of self-importance and superiority we wear as individuals and groups. The good spirit, on the other hand, helps us transcend the egoic preoccupation.
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We tend to look for God in the big emotion-filled moments and can feel disappointed when we don’t notice God in the everyday. Yet Ignatius says we can find God’s presence in the real stuff of everyday life.
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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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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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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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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 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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For many of us these days our energies are focused in fewer places than normal, which means those...
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Struggling with boredom? God may be using it to unveil difficult truths.
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The popular notions of God are terrible and along with many atheists, I reject them, too.
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