Reflections from Our Directors
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.
Gratitude
thanksgiving for so many blessings during these challenging times
Where are YOU in the Sacred Stories of Advent?
I unpacked the manger set from my childhood and imagined myself into the scene again – but now the rich metaphors of the annunciation, nativity and epiphany unveiled truths of my own life. These Christmas stories – together with long winter nights and a longing for the sun – are a powerful gateway into a deep part of my psyche.