I like two things about Ignatius. A person formed in Ignatian spirituality is said to be a contemplative in action. To me this means bringing prayer and work together. This is what I try to do all day. Its what my friends and colleagues try to do all day. Ignatius rightly said that this is the central challenge of life, and he had much to say about how to do it. Nothing is more relevant to life than this. The second thing is a question that Ignatius would have us continually ask of ourselves: What do you really want? Peel away the layers of desires, fears, ambitions, and dreams and get in touch with the deepest desire of your heart. Ignatius believed that when you touch what the poet Hopkins called the dearest freshness, deep-down things, youll find God there. What an optimist! Thats another thing I like about Ignatius. --Jim Manney, Charged with Grandeur
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:30:00 +0000
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