Reflections from Our Directors
COMPASSION REIMAGINED WITH REFLECTION AND CONVERSATION
Remember this tune? “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.” Written by songwriters Brett James and Mary Holladay Lamar,...
Told In Remembrance of Her
Imagine if throughout history, Christianity modeled Jesus’ relationship with women and the Christian movement was led and shaped by women and men together. What would our world look like today? Recall that Jesus performed his first miracle by following the guidance of...
Going Deeper into Christmas
Lots of people get cranky during the Christmas season and for plenty of good reasons: stores blasting “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” the day after Halloween, pressure to spend money we don’t have on things we don’t want to buy. Alongside irritability at the...
Loyola Partners with Twin Cities Weave
In September 2023, Loyola Spirituality Center stepped up to offer a hosting space and partnership to Weave’s local chapter, Twin Cities Weave. Twin Cities Weave is a group of people who realize social weaving is not just an approach, but an important life skill.
With Gratitude for Your Support
We offer our gratitude to all of you who support Loyola by reading our posts, with your prayers, and through your generosity.
Cloak of Beauty
What landscapes weave a cloak of beauty to cover you? What threads in every day life weave a cloak of beauty to cover you? Who are the people who weave a cloak of beauty to cover you?
Who is Reina Brekke?
Reina is the newest spiritual director to join the community of Loyola.
Reflections on the “Light” and the “Shadow”
Might today be a gentle reminder to focus more on the “Light” than the “Shadows?”
Deep Winter
The season of cold and frost invites us to slow down and dream by the fire. Our souls crave this time of reflection, our imaginations long for space to dive below the surface of consciousness and wander among our touchstones of the past, wander among the possibilities of Spring.