Discerning Advent – Nativity
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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Discerning Advent – Preparation
People had to discern John the Baptist’s message. Was he the messiah? What were the signs they saw? Discernment includes many signs, consolation and desolation, and movements from the spirits that prepare the way to a choice.
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Discerning Advent – Annunciation
God illumines a light into the world through the Annunciation. Mary’s yes comes in a place of freedom, hope, and not clinging. Ignatius gives us several exercises for making decisions with this kind of freedom.
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The Secret, Revealed
What is this “secret” St Paul says God has revealed to all peoples? Tapping into it can be by way of Ignatian spirituality.
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All Things to All People
What does it meant to be “all things to all people”? God in all things includes you and me as well!
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Can I call God a friend?
We should have respect and reverence for God, but can we call God a friend? Yes! And here’s why…
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The Bishop with the Candlesticks
Les Misérables reveals the true meaning of Lent and of Christian discipleship, all through a bishop and his candlesticks.
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Perfection
Perfection personified is careful but not cautious. She burned her hands too many times before she learned to pay attention. She discovered that her greatest strengths grew out of her strongest weaknesses. Just like St Paul says: “Whenever I am weak, then I am strong.”
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God Provides
A scripture reflection on God’s providing to us always. The Bible has many examples of this, including from the 1st readings in the 19th and 17th Sundays of Ordinary Time: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; 1 Kgs 19:4-8
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A 2,000 Year Old Baby Shower
It might as well be Advent because this reading from Luke’s gospel about the birth of John the Baptist is pregnant with two important features that foreshadow the story of Jesus’ birth.
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Mary, Our Teen Mom
With Mother’s Day on Sunday there’s one mother you don’t want to forget to acknowledge: your teenage mother. I’m talking about Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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What’s my purpose?
The two times I’ve seen the movie Hugo, I’ve been touched by a scene in which Hugo is...
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Ignatian Prayer Class
5-Day Overview of Ignatian Decision-Making
What is God’s Will?
