Category: Spiritual Practices
The Right to Silence: Preserving Quiet in a Noisy World
by andyotto | Sep 18, 2024 | Essays, Spiritual Practices | 1
Silence, once abundant, has become an endangered resource in our noisy world, impacting our spiritual, mental, and societal well-being. The power of quiet as a spiritual practice and its unequal distribution in society underscore the need to cultivate and protect moments of silence in our daily lives and communities.
Read MoreIn the Beginning, God Welcomed: A Biblical View of Hospitality
by andyotto | Jul 16, 2024 | Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Practices | 2
Hospitality is a sacred, transformative practice rooted in God’s own welcoming nature, echoing from creation to Christ, and inviting us to embody divine welcome in our daily lives.
Read MoreDiscerning Authentic Reverence
by andyotto | Feb 26, 2024 | Spiritual Practices | 1
Ignatius says reverence is part of our purpose in God. But is reverence about how you dress in church or your posture in prayer? Yes and no.
Read MoreIgnatian Resilience: Navigating the Tumult
by andyotto | Jan 15, 2024 | Spiritual Practices, The Tough Questions | 1
Ignatius offers tools for us to stay resilient in the storms and uncertainties of life.
Read MoreThe Greatest Gifts: An Ignatian Journey Through Advent
by andyotto | Dec 11, 2023 | Spiritual Practices | 0
What are we going to get God for Christmas? Let’s explore the four gifts of Advent, their Ignatian connections, and how they become gifts for God.
Read MoreUnhurried and Inefficient
by andyotto | Aug 29, 2022 | Spiritual Practices | 1
Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God’s kingdom.
Read MoreGuiding Principles
by andyotto | May 16, 2022 | Spiritual Practices | 1
What are you prioritising in life? In other words, what are the big principles and values around which you organise your life? These principles will inform almost everything. Here are some ways to intentionally discern your life’s guiding principles.
Read MoreCura Personalis
by andyotto | Dec 6, 2021 | Ignatian Basics, Spiritual Practices | 1
How do we practically understand and live the Ignatian concept of ‘cura personalis’? This is a talk I recently gave for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Seattle.
Read MoreLearning How to Rest
by andyotto | Nov 22, 2021 | Spiritual Practices | 2
Your instructor for this lesson on rest: Jesus.
Read MoreAlma’s Way is the Ignatian Way
by 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 MoreFeelings and Emotions: Be Curious in Prayer
by 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 MoreThe Weeds and the Wheat: Mindfulness and Non-Resistance
by andyotto | Aug 23, 2021 | Awareness, Spiritual Practices | 2
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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This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.