The Greatest Gifts: An Ignatian Journey Through Advent
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 Moreby 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 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 | Feb 8, 2021 | Ignatian Basics | 0
An overview of five important contributions of the Ignatian spiritual tradition.
Read Moreby andyotto | Oct 19, 2020 | God In All Things | 2
God in all things also means all things in God. Can we accept that we are a part of God, that we make God whole?
Read Moreby andyotto | Nov 25, 2019 | Awareness, Spiritual Practices | 3
What do you do when you’re worried and can’t sleep?
Read Moreby andyotto | Oct 14, 2019 | Discernment, Ignatian Basics | 1
Consolation and desolation are key to discerning God’s movement in your life, but these terms are easily misunderstood.
Read Moreby andyotto | Oct 30, 2017 | Discernment, God In All Things | 4
Ignatius was quick to name tears as a sign of consolation, but it’s not the only indicator of spiritual movement.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jan 29, 2016 | Discernment | 5
It’s a simple question that can be a powerful discernment tool.
Read Moreby andyotto | Aug 10, 2015 | Awareness, The Tough Questions | 2
Re-casting consolation and desolation into a single question.
Read Moreby andyotto | Aug 4, 2014 | Awareness, Spiritual Practices | 2
Ignatius says to relish moments in prayer, but we must also dwell in the God moments we experience outside of formal prayer.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jun 9, 2014 | Desires of the Heart | 0
The tension of good and evil; consolation and desolation
Read Moreby andyotto | Dec 21, 2013 | Discernment | 1
God’s incarnation makes sacred our very decisions and even the process of discernment. Every decision we make becomes an incarnation, a little Christmas through which God enters the world.
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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.