Prayer Resources

The Fifth Week

When we have an encounter with the divine, we must ask: How is this encounter going to affect how I live the rest of my life?

Repetition

Repetition in prayer is very Ignatian, so why not for a real lived experience? Going back to a place or situation may reveal something deeper.

Examen – Week 3

Prayer through reflection; what our feelings tell us

I've been rather amused lately by the First World Problems Internet meme. They are complaints only people of privileged circumstances experience. Urban Dictionary says they are "problems from living in a wealthy, industrialized nation that third worlders would...

Decisions are Difficult

We’re not always good at making decisions, but here are some God-centred methods that can help.

Beloved – An Audio Meditation

An audio meditation on your belovedness. You are loved. Period.

Changing States

Like materials that can change states with temperature (water, metal, plastic), we too change states but remain the same at the core.

The Sound of Music & Grover

It had been a while since I had seen The Sound of Music so I was lucky when I got to see a bit of it the other day. It wasn’t long before I saw how much Ignatian spirituality could be found in it.

Open up!

A couple Sundays ago I went with a friend to her non-denominational church. They always have great music and good sermons. Before the pastor began to preach, a lady went to the podium to talk about the community's 40-day Lenten series that has been underway. She began...

Music, Photographs, and Stained Glass: Methods of Prayer

Using music, photography, and gazing at stained glass as methods of prayer and tapping into the divine.

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Prayer is an invitation from God, inviting us into relationship with God. It gives us a chance to take part in the story of creation, have an effect on the world, be involved in its God-story, and most importantly, reflect on how we contribute. These resources hope to reveal the infinite facets of prayer, the many ways we reach God, and how God reaches into our lives: in love, with words, in silence, seeking our desires, at different times, in different places.