God In All Things

Why do we "strive" for holiness as if it's something to attain? Holiness should not create separateness, but unity.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Then what about finding God in all things?

Andy reflects on the essential of love, in The Contemplatio podcast from Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Atlanta. Subscribe to The Contemplatio here .

Enter the interior "library of your soul" in this new audio meditation. Through the metaphor of a library, explore the stacks and discover the titles and genres that have shaped who you are. This guided meditation offers prompts for you to explore in your imagination, to simply see what is there. And perhaps you'll bump into someone you know who will show you something you hadn't seen before. You...

We sometimes try to conform God to our decisions, rather than the other way around. In his Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius explains how we often make a means an end in itself. We need both internal and external freedom.

AI is going to transform our lives. How do we respond to it from a spiritual perspective? What are its implications?

Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God's kingdom.

There are "thin spaces" in our lives, places and moments in which we experience God's kingdom. What are the characteristics of such spaces? And how can we make our lives more kingdom-oriented?

Jesus invites us to "look again", to see the larger picture so we don't get caught up in our polarised and dualistic views.

Have you noticed how Jesus helps us focus on the essentials of faith? We tend to overcomplicate or over-theologise Christianity. Let's examine the value of being fed the essentials: about God and in our life.

What are you prioritising in life? In other words, what are the big principles and values around which you organise your life? These principles will inform almost everything. Here are some ways to intentionally discern your life's guiding principles.

Religion often becomes a program of certainty that doesn't fully embrace the dynamism of divine creativity, where moments like incarnation and resurrection cause old sacred paradigms to fall away.

I am always on the lookout for children's books that convey the wisdom of Ignatian spirituality. This children's book witnesses to the central Ignatian principle of finding God in all things. I had the privilege to speak with author and spiritual director, MaryEllen Weber, about everything from children being natural contemplatives to her image of God. Learn more about the book and follow MaryElle...

We still have some more time in Lent. So let's renew the purpose of this season! Jesus discovered that he was human and hungry and lonely. Lent is not so much about penances and bodily denial as it is a season to discover our ordinariness.

We're all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war. This episode concludes with an adaptation of Ignatius' Two Standards meditation.

It's important to look at a piece of the jigsaw puzzle, but we must also know its context. In the spiritual life we must widen our gaze and see more of the whole picture.

Let's examine four main dichotomic themes in Disney's Encanto. There are spoilers!

Within each of us is "inner furniture" that inhibits our full life in God. They can be past hurts, stereotypes, bad memories, religious wounds, and even our images of God. We find many examples in the Gospels of people who are blind to the layout of their inner rooms.

We all struggle with a "shadow side" that gets us anxious or judgemental. Ignatius invites us to externalise this part of ourselves a bit so we can let our true selves emerge, the part of us that is compassionate and loving.

What is the significance of the Incarnation? It was not just one moment, but continues to unfold God's dream for us and for the world.

How do we practically understand and live the Ignatian concept of 'cura personalis'? This is a talk I recently gave for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Seattle.