Tag: empathy
The Spiritual Neuroscience of Revenge: Choosing Freedom Over Retaliation
by andyotto | Jun 26, 2025 | Awareness, Mercy, Spiritual Practices | 2
Neuroscience research reveals that revenge activates the same reward circuits in our brains as addictive drugs, keeping us trapped in what Ignatian spirituality calls the “false self.” Faith-based practices like prayer and meditation literally rewire the brain for mercy over retaliation, offering a path to the spiritual freedom that comes when we choose forgiveness over the ego’s demand for revenge.
Read More6 Ministry Values Disney Taught Me
by andyotto | Aug 29, 2016 | Essays, God In All Things | 3
Working for Disney taught me values that shaped my future self: family, hospitality, empathy, joy, diversity, and faith
Read MoreLet's Be Mad Together
by andyotto | Jan 6, 2014 | God In All Things, Scripture Reflections, The Tough Questions | 6
The gift of presence is sometimes more healing than fixing an unfixable problem. God sits with us and feels our feelings with us.
Read MoreLet’s Be Mad Together
by andyotto | Jan 6, 2014 | God In All Things, Scripture Reflections, The Tough Questions | 6
The gift of presence is sometimes more healing than fixing an unfixable problem. God sits with us and feels our feelings with us.
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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.