How may I desire and choose what better leads to God’s deepening life in me?
To help answer this question, we invite you to join us on a five-part journey exploring the life and teachings of Ignatius Loyola.
Week 1: Meet Ignatius Loyola (Fr. Pat Rogers, SJ)
Week 2: Finding God in All Things (Denny Dawgert)
Week 3: Becoming a Contemplative in Action (Teddy Michel)
Week 4: Looking at the world in an Incarnational way (Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, IHM)
Week 5: Seeking freedom and detachment (Denny Dawgert)
Week 1: Meet Ignatius Loyola
Week 1 Background Resources (click below)
1. First Principle and Foundation
2. Ignatius’s Biography
3. What Are the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius
4. Four-minute video answering “What are the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius?”
Week 2: Finding God In All Things
Week 2 Background Resources (click below)
1. The Daily Examen
2. Pedro Arrupe Prayer
3. Scripture Resources:
Psalm 63, Psalm 139, Isa 43: 1-7, and Jer 31:3
4. Deepening God’s Life in Me Reflection Questions
Week 3: Becoming a Contemplative in Action
Week 3 Background Resources (click below)
1. Questions to sit with (Word Document) (PDF)
2. Scripture Resources: Mt 22:34-40; James 2: 14-26; Mark 6: 30-34
3. Fr. Rick Malloy, SJ Reflection on Fall in Love, Stay in Love, It Will Decide Everything: (Word Document) (PDF)
4. Becoming a Contemplative in Action 120 second overview from Fr. Jim Martin, SJ
5. Denny Dawgert Examen Video
6. Extra Credit – google the following phrase, “your active life feeds your contemplative life and your contemplative life informs your active life”. Take 5-10 minutes to peruse the search results.
Week 4: Looking at the World in an Incarnational Way
Week 4 Background Resources (click below)
1. Questions to sit with: (Word Document) (PDF)
2. At the end of the day – A mirror of questions: (Word Document) (PDF)
3. Post-Resurrection Appearance of Jesus: (Word Document) (PDF)
4. Additional Links:
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Holding God Close at Hand
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God’s Gaze
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A God with Skin
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We walk on two feet in our Incarnational world: Charity and Justice