Reflections from Our Directors
2019 Summer Reading/ Listening/ Viewing List
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....
The Invitation
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...
Ramadan and Christ: An Ignatian Prayer for Ramadan
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...
Leaning Into Death
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...
Shifting Attention Can Bring Transformation
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...
Lenten Reflections: REIMAGINING COMPASSION
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?...
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36
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...
Modeling Spiritual Values for Younger Generations
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...
Invited to Expand
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...