I hope this finds you well and ready for the long weekend ahead.
Over the past several days, I’ve been thinking about all the changes that I am in the process of making. First, this website will be getting a new look in the next couple of weeks, and I think you’ll find it easier to navigate.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve begun a process of de-cluttering. Sometimes stressful, but more and more therapeutic as I decide what to hold on to. Wow, we collect a lot of stuff when we stay put for a long time. As I’ve moved through it all, I found just how little is really worth keeping. So, out to the trash for most of it.
Through the process, I’ve come across a number of little journal books. With the best intentions, I’ve started quite a few for particular reasons, especially trips, but then once the trip is over, into a drawer or onto a shelf it went.
I was watching a movie early this morning, still trying to recover from my last semester of doctoral studies, and there was a scene that got me thinking. The movie was about World War II, and the actors were sitting at a table drinking freshly brewed coffee. Someone asked, “what was the best cup of coffee you ever had?” Listening to the response got me thinking about my own “best” cup of coffee.
Wow, two posts back to back. Pretty exciting, huh? When I saw that Loyola Press is once again offering a 31 day sampling of Ignatian Spirituality, starting today, how could I not let you know about it?
If you’ve been on this blog for a while, you might remember that many of the readers here took advantage of this cool immersion opportunity last year. At the end of the 31 days, we’ll get to celebrate St. Ignatius’ feast day.
I hope you’ll give it a try by clicking here. Drop a reply sometime during the 31 days and let us know what you think.
🙂 Have A Blessed Day 🙂
In one of my courses this semester, we’ve been asked to pray the Examen prayer of St. Ignatius for a few days, then provide a little discussion board post about our reaction to it.
Well, as many of you know, this was an easy exercise for me. I’ve been praying with the Examen on a daily basis for several years, and it’s helped me immensely on my spiritual journey. I know it can be the same for you.
I feel as if I’ve blinked and June has gone by. I don’t believe I’ve ever been as busy as I am right now, and, although a break is coming, it’s still off in the distance.
Like all things, I’ll survive, and maybe be better for it in the end. Well, let’s hope 🙂
I’ve been away this past week, and it was good to get home yesterday afternoon. I’m sure my neighbors appreciated my lawn finally being cut 🙂 Anyway, I had a lot of reading to do, and it was great to sit outside, enjoying the beautiful weather we are having right now in my area. Today the Church celebrates Pentecost, the moment the Holy Spirit fell upon the first band of Christians.
Just the other day, I came across something in our local Catholic newspaper that got me excited. The article was about a gentleman who was changing jobs at a Jesuit High School in Baltimore, and he said that one of his tasks at the school was to integrate St. Ignatius’ Cura Personalis into the daily activities of the school. So, just what is Cura Personalis you ask? It’s Latin for care for the whole person: body, mind and spirit. Those that frequent this blog will recognize that this is a familiar theme here at Making All Things New.
My next door neighbor made a comment to me last week that I’ve been happily pondering ever since. She said she is always amazed that from early spring to late fall, I have something blooming in my yard. My mother would be proud, since this was a goal she always worked towards and she instilled the same desire in me.
This morning, as the sun was coming up, I took this photo of the irises growing just outside my kitchen door. They started their full bloom only yesterday, and the one at the top left is in the process of unfurling. I love this time of year!
For the last three days, I’ve been trying to find the time to get this post up. Between work, school, and keeping up with yard work, I’ve barely had two minutes. Until now.
A few days ago, I posted on the Ignatian principle of Finding God In All Things. Over the last several years, I’ve been able to successfully integrate this spiritual concept into my daily living. Well, most days…