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June 21, 2019
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By Kristen
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by Carolyn Kolovitz I have several directees in their 20s which has me imagining what life might have been like if I had a spiritual director when I was that age. I vividly remember the energy and angst of launching after college - on fire to make a big splash in the world, while paralyzed…
Read More2019 Summer Reading/ Listening/ Viewing List
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June 07, 2019
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By Kristen
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recommended by the Loyola Staff: BOOKS: Dakota: A Spiritual Geography. Kathleen Norris. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age. Mary Pipher. The Second Mountain. David Brooks. The Righteous Mind. Jonathon Haidt. The Grace…
Read MoreThe Invitation
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May 16, 2019
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By Kristen
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by Karen Treat “Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.” John 21:12-14 I love this image of…
Read MoreRamadan and Christ: An Ignatian Prayer for Ramadan
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May 03, 2019
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By Kristen
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by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde Next week marks the start of Ramadan for Muslim brothers and sisters. As a Spiritual Director at Loyola, this time of prayer and fasting in the world inspires my heart. As a Christian, marking my own holy days of Jesus’ resurrection, I love contemplating another major world religion entering into a solemn…
Read MoreLeaning Into Death
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March 28, 2019
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By Kristen
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By Tom Allen My wife Julie is in late stages of Alzheimer’s. She is child-like and vulnerable. While I can walk with her in her suffering and death, I can’t protect her from it or go with her. And yet, I keep feeling responsible to do something. It comforts me to imagine God saying to…
Read MoreShifting Attention Can Bring Transformation
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March 20, 2019
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By Kristen
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by Mary Noble Garcia As I work toward my teacher certification in the Enneagram, I have been reflecting on the ways I am called to live more authentically. A quote by teacher and author, Helen Palmer, inspires me: “The power to choose where we place our attention may be our only freedom.” This freedom is…
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Lenten Reflections: REIMAGINING COMPASSION
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March 04, 2019
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By Kristen
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By Susanna Bertelsen “What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some, but for everyone.” Where is that “sweet love” today? How might I find it? This popular tune, by songwriters…
Read MoreBe merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36
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March 04, 2019
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By Kristen
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By Karen Treat I recently read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I don’t recollect reading it before. I didn’t see the movie. Now, I can say I have. Read the book. Along with all four of my children who have read it as part of their curriculum in high school. I’m glad for…
Read MoreModeling Spiritual Values for Younger Generations
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February 12, 2019
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By Kristen
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by Carolyn Kolovitz My daughter was nearly 8 years old when I adopted her, and she came to me understandably furious with the world, heartbroken by the cruel forces of fate. While most new moms must focus on attending to their child’s physical needs, I had to hit the ground running focused on her emotional…
Read MoreInvited to Expand
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February 07, 2019
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By Kristen
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by JoAnn Campbell-Rice I’m reading Mary Pipher’s newest book, Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age in which she states a truth that I’ve been thinking about ever since: “With each new stage of life, we outgrow the strategies that worked for us at an earlier stage. We find ourselves in…
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