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Tag: Ignatian Prayer

Prayer: Ignation Contemplation

Posted on June 14, 2011September 2, 2016 by Michael Rose
This video with Jim Martin SJ provides a brief introduction to Ignatian style of prayer called Contemplation.  This is a rich, creative and very powerful way to experience God in prayer through the scriptures.  Martin describes in very simple terms how we can enter into the stories of the Gospel using our imagination and gain a greater...
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  • The Heart of Good Gifts
    November 8, 2012

    The Heart of Good Gifts

    One of the things I really enjoy is getting together with other folks who are on the journey.   I am astounded at how the central themes are all the same but the expression of those themes through individual lives is marvelously varied and unique.  It reminds me that the God we serve is infinitely...
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  • When We Experience Grief
    June 18, 2019

    When We Experience Grief

    All Grief Is Experienced at 100% Remembering that grief is the normal and natural response to a loss of any kind and that no two people experience loss the same way - All grief is experienced at 100%.  This doesn’t mean that all grief is experienced at the same level of emotional intensity.  We experience...
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  • Does Self-awareness make us Prideful?
    May 19, 2011

    Does Self-awareness make us Prideful?

    How we respond to God and others is greatly impacted by how we see ourselves.  Often folks misunderstand the idea of self-awareness.  They mistakenly believe self-awareness to be self-centred, selfish and arrogant.  Healthy self-awareness is something quite different.I remember the first time I heard the concept of self-awareness.  From my fundi-evangelical worldview, it brought up...
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