Tag: meditation
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 MoreAnd He Is Named – An Audio Meditation
Pray with the four names for Christ from Isaiah 9:6 in this new audio meditation: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Read MoreThe Call of the King
by andyotto | May 2, 2016 | God In All Things, Ignatian Basics, Prayer | 5
Christ is calling you to change the world, and you have a specific role. How would you respond?
Read MoreGod’s Google Map of Your Life
by guest | Mar 3, 2016 | God In All Things, Mercy, Prayer | 1
A meditation on the Incarnation, using Google Maps.
Read MorePick Up Your Mat! (And Walk) – An Imaginative Meditation
What is keeping you paralysed? Put yourself in Jesus’ hands in this healing audio meditation.
Read MoreStar Trek’s Religious Themes
by andyotto | Jun 15, 2015 | Discernment, Prayer, Spiritual Practices, The Tough Questions | 1
Religious themes are certainly not absent from Star Trek. Here’s an encore post of What Is Death?
Read MoreIntimately Created – A Meditation on Psalm 139
by andyotto | Jun 1, 2015 | Prayer, Scripture Reflections | 2
A meditation on Psalm 139 and God’s intimate relationship with us.
Read MoreHands: An Imaginative Meditation
Find a quiet space and make time to pray with this meditation on Jesus’ hands.
Read MoreBeyond Catechesis
Fostering a deeper adult faith and broadening our understanding of prayer.
Read MoreWhat is Death?
by andyotto | Sep 1, 2014 | Discernment, Spiritual Practices, The Tough Questions | 0
When Data asks Captain Picard about death, Picard finds himself in a sort of meditation Ignatius would be proud of.
Read MoreWho Am I? – A New Meditation
by andyotto | Aug 25, 2014 | Awareness, Prayer, The Tough Questions | 3
A new audio meditation, uncovering our True Self in God.
Read MoreMaking Choices in Christ – Week 8
by andyotto | Jun 23, 2014 | Desires of the Heart | 2
Ignatian decision-making; determining God’s will
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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.