God’s Kingdom is Found Within
Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Then what about finding God in all things?
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 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 | 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.
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 MoreThere are some who live lives of anger and hurt, and they seek to continue to feed their pain. This is a sign of the evil spirit or, in the language of Eckhart Tolle, the “pain-body”. They key is not identifying ourselves with it.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jun 25, 2018 | Discernment | 2
A look at Ignatius’ more subtle rules for the Discernment of Spirits. This is the final part of a three-part series on Ignatius’ Rules for the Discernment of Spirits.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jun 18, 2018 | Discernment | 1
A look at the basic rules for the Discernment of Spirits. This is the second part of a three-part series on Ignatius’ Rules for the Discernment of Spirits.
Read Moreby andyotto | Jun 11, 2018 | Discernment, Ignatian Basics | 4
How do we know the voice of God from the voice of the evil one? This is the first part of a three-part series on Ignatius’ Rules for the Discernment of Spirits.
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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.