I am thinking of the story in the gospel about the woman and the two gold coins (Lk 21:1-4). On the face of it, it is a story about an act of selflessness and faith. Every time we place money in a box, we do so with the hope that whoever takes it will put it to good use. For the woman in the story, though, it is an act of faith with very serious physical repercussions that left her completely at the mercy of others. We have to hope …

Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. (Mark 10) From Sacred Space, the prayer book of 2011
Do we really want to see? And what do we want to see? Ignatian spirituality to me means aligning ourselves with God’s way of seeing through seeking God in the everyday. The question on the …

I have now been living and sharing life with the Word Made Flesh community in Buenos Aires for two and a half years. While I consider myself a novice in Ignatian spirituality, I am grateful for how the process and practices continue to shape my posture of observing, listening and learning. Since first being introduced to the practice of examen five years ago, the intentional attentiveness of Ignatian spirituality has significantly influenced my discernment and vocational discovery.

As Ignatian Associates we share the spirituality of the Jesuits and desire to “Find God in All Things.” At the very least, we hope to “Find God” at the end of every day by looking back over our day in our Examen and honestly recognizing where we were consoled and joy filled and where we were in angst and desolation. In those places, God was “speaking” to us in some way, offering love for us, even love within the things that didn’t work out as planned. Hind …