Binding and Loosing: A Fresh Look at Jesus’ Words
Was Jesus truly giving permission to retain sins? Was his mission not all about unbinding, forgiving, and setting free?
Read Moreby andyotto | May 27, 2024 | Discernment, Scripture Reflections | 1
Was Jesus truly giving permission to retain sins? Was his mission not all about unbinding, forgiving, and setting free?
Read Moreby andyotto | Apr 15, 2024 | Discernment, Scripture Reflections | 0
Fear and greed are powerful drivers in our financial lives, but the Gospel calls us to a different way of relating to money and possessions. Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching can inspire us to make choices rooted in love, solidarity, and trust in God’s abundance.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jul 3, 2023 | Discernment | 0
How can we expand personal discernment into a process that considers how my choices affect generations to come? Being a ‘time rebel’ expands our view beyond the present, considering how God’s project unfolds far beyond me here and now.
Read Moreby andyotto | May 15, 2023 | Discernment | 0
Ignatian spirituality encourages us to be active partners with God, rather than just blindly following turn-by-turn directions.
Read Moreby andyotto | Mar 6, 2023 | Discernment | 0
Use the five keys of discernment to find clarity and direction in all your decisions.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jan 30, 2023 | Discernment | 0
Pope Francis’ recent catechises on discernment offers some helpful perspectives on Ignatian decision-making, including the importance of time, setbacks, desire, and self-knowledge.
Read Moreby andyotto | Nov 14, 2022 | Awareness, Discernment, God In All Things, Scripture Reflections | 0
Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Then what about finding God in all things?
Read Moreby andyotto | Sep 26, 2022 | Discernment, The Tough Questions | 2
We sometimes try to conform God to our decisions, rather than the other way around. In his Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius explains how we often make a means an end in itself. We need both internal and external freedom.
Read Moreby andyotto | Nov 15, 2021 | Awareness, Discernment, Spiritual Practices | 1
A new PBS Kids show speaks to the Ignatian pattern we see in the Examen.
Read Moreby andyotto | Nov 1, 2021 | Awareness, Discernment, Prayer, Spiritual Practices | 0
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.
Read Moreby andyotto | Oct 11, 2021 | Awareness, Discernment | 0
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”.
Read Moreby andyotto | Sep 27, 2021 | Discernment | 0
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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This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.