Lord grant me gracelive in the present and see what is possibleto look into the future and to trust youto be silent and to hear your voice in the silenceto do what you ask without arguinghumbly adapt to radical changesserve and graciously accept to be servedgive generouslyalways to be grateful for all your generous giftsto … Read more
With this video version of St. Peter Faber’s “Prayer for Vocations” we close our month of Faber Fridays. Keep drawing inspiration from Faber with Jon M. Sweeney’s book Peter Faber: A Saint for Turbulent Times. Previous articleFour strategies to differentiate
In the retreat of St. Ignatius there are various “rules for discerning spirits” – what we would simply call principles of wise discernment. There are four helpful strategies in these rules that you can use when trying to make a good decision. Arrange the pros and cons.Make a list of all the benefits of a … Read more
As friends of God, we are invited to befriend all friends of God. God invites us to add God’s friends to our circle of friends wherever we meet them. There are no limits that limit God’s friends; Friendship with God opens us up to an ever larger circle of potential friends. Because God loves the … Read more
Ignatius Loyola and Peter Faber were together students at the University of Paris, even roommates. Peter taught Ignatius Aristotle and Ignatius taught Peter spirituality. Faber already had a rich and deep spirituality. Ignatius had already composed his retreat in the cave of Manresa. One can only imagine the late night conversations between the two of … Read more
Synchronicity is the simultaneous occurrence of 2 events linked by meaning. So what is the spiritual meaning of synchronicity? It is the way of the universe to communicate with us and to connect with us. What does synchronicity mean? Synchronicities can seem like a coincidence. For example, you can turn on the radio and play … Read more
It is important that we sing. . . . Singing frees the soul, makes us flexible and helps us to rise and expand. Singing lets the sun in, warms our lives and inspires our spirits.– In the winter afternoon Ruby (Emilia Jones) is a fresh faced 17-year-old who lives near the Gloucester, Massachusetts waterfront. While … Read more
The playfully provocative title of Teona Strugar Mitevska’s God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, isn’t the only patriarchal ploy this surprising satire has up its sleeve, and the violence of patriarchy is nowhere near the only sacred status quo on its mind. Idols of all kinds are interviewed over the course of 100 breezy minutes, … Read more
How do we find out that we really lived? By Zayna Mian When I was only 16 years old to answer for on this earth, I asked myself whether I was presumptuous to address the question of what it means to have really lived. So I turned to the lives of people in my immediate … Read more
Celebrate Ignatian Year with a free eBook of seasonally inspired prayers, poems, reflections, and illustrations. Contributors include Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, Vinita Hampton Wright, Eric Clayton, and 23 others from across the Jesuit network. Sign up to receive the Christ Plays in 10,000 Places: Through the Year with Ignatian Spirituality ebook from the Jesuit Conference of … Read more