Linda Cherek, Author at Loyola Spirituality Center

The Breath of the Spirit and Gratitude

by Linda Cherek | Nov 16, 2021

This time of the year offers us an opportunity to reflect, remember and reassess many aspects of our life.

All Saints, All Souls and Halloween (All Hallows Eve)

by Linda Cherek | Oct 6, 2021

St Ignatius struggled too with doubt and fear. In the dark and quiet moments of his prayer, he experienced the light of Christ and trust as God illuminated his shadow-self and he accepted the invitation to go deeper. We are given that same invitation from St Ignatius and all the saints, to notice God in all things each day and in every moment.

The Changing Seasons: Autumn is a Time of Transition

by Linda Cherek | Sep 10, 2021

I know family and friends who love the change of seasons, especially from summer to Autumn (also acknowledged as Fall). Watermelon, floating in the lake on a flotation device, noticing the warm summer breeze, flowers blooming in gardens and if you’re lucky when...

Good Habits: Habits of the Heart

by Linda Cherek | Aug 5, 2021

Ignatian Spirituality uses imagination and emotional intelligence to develop good habits.

The Ignatian Year and Creativity

by Linda Cherek | Jul 8, 2021

God continues to invite each of us into a deepening relationship, to ongoing conversion. We believe that by embracing this invitation, we embrace our God who calls us to act in new, bold ways that reconcile our world, bringing about justice, peace and compassion.

Let There Be Peace…

by Linda Cherek | Jun 11, 2021

Peace… we desire it; we pray for it, we look for it and then we discover it is within each of us. We are created to be a peaceful presence in the world. Sometimes it just takes the journey to recognize that what we have been seeking, we have already been given, the grace of peace.

God is Love, so what is Love asking of me?

by Linda Cherek | May 20, 2021

In moments of experiencing unconditional love and acceptance, we often do not have words for what that experience is like, we just “know” it.

The Gift of the Passion of Jesus

by Linda Cherek | Mar 29, 2021

After praying and experiencing the anxiety of anticipating what was to come, Jesus came to an acceptance and from a place of inner freedom, he gave of himself, no one took his life from him.