God In All Things

Fear and greed are powerful drivers in our financial lives, but the Gospel calls us to a different way of relating to money and possessions. Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching can inspire us to make choices rooted in love, solidarity, and trust in God's abundance.

In a world marked by darkness and despair, this unlikely tale of a lonely robot reminds us of the resilience of life and the transformative power of love.

Ignatius says reverence is part of our purpose in God. But is reverence about how you dress in church or your posture in prayer? Yes and no.

Original Sin isn't just about guilt, but a path to rediscovering our true selves and our relationship with God and all creation.

Ignatius offers tools for us to stay resilient in the storms and uncertainties of life.

The scriptures present many names for God, drawing out the many characteristics of an infinite Creator who is both personal and transcendent. The prophet Isaiah offers four specific names for Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. We are given four images of God, images that may come and go in our lives, and which we draw upon in certain times and needs.

In this audio meditation you are invited to pray with these four names and consider their resonance with the God you know.

What are we going to get God for Christmas? Let's explore the four gifts of Advent, their Ignatian connections, and how they become gifts for God.

What will the faith and spirituality look like for those born between 2010-2025? How can Ignatian spirituality be a bridge for that generation?

Explore the five main types of traps that hinder our freedom and block our connection to God. Find freedom through self-awareness.

A recent episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds highlights the compass of our inner movements and emotions, pointing to our true selves.

Knowing our desires and fears can shape our life's journey. Through archetypal stories like fairy tales, we can begin to name our longings and begin to map out our journey to life in the divine.

How can we expand personal discernment into a process that considers how my choices affect generations to come? Being a 'time rebel' expands our view beyond the present, considering how God's project unfolds far beyond me here and now.

What's is God's role in suffering? It might be helpful to see God as a parent who accompanies their child in pain.

Written with the assistance of AI (GPT-4).

Ignatian spirituality encourages us to be active partners with God, rather than just blindly following turn-by-turn directions.

Written with the assistance of AI (GPT-4).

God gives and gifts abundantly. What can this tell us about the nature of gift giving?

The rapid progression of AI technology raises theological and philosophical questions about what it means to be human.

Use the five keys of discernment to find clarity and direction in all your decisions.

We are all seekers, longing for inner peace and purpose. What if we already had what we were seeking all along?

Pope Francis' recent catechises on discernment offers some helpful perspectives on Ignatian decision-making, including the importance of time, setbacks, desire, and self-knowledge.

Why do we "strive" for holiness as if it's something to attain? Holiness should not create separateness, but unity.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer.

Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Then what about finding God in all things?

We sometimes try to conform God to our decisions, rather than the other way around. In his Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius explains how we often make a means an end in itself. We need both internal and external freedom.

AI is going to transform our lives. How do we respond to it from a spiritual perspective? What are its implications?

Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God's kingdom.

There are "thin spaces" in our lives, places and moments in which we experience God's kingdom. What are the characteristics of such spaces? And how can we make our lives more kingdom-oriented?

Jesus invites us to "look again", to see the larger picture so we don't get caught up in our polarised and dualistic views.

Have you noticed how Jesus helps us focus on the essentials of faith? We tend to overcomplicate or over-theologise Christianity. Let's examine the value of being fed the essentials: about God and in our life.

What are you prioritising in life? In other words, what are the big principles and values around which you organise your life? These principles will inform almost everything. Here are some ways to intentionally discern your life's guiding principles.

Religion often becomes a program of certainty that doesn't fully embrace the dynamism of divine creativity, where moments like incarnation and resurrection cause old sacred paradigms to fall away.

We still have some more time in Lent. So let's renew the purpose of this season! Jesus discovered that he was human and hungry and lonely. Lent is not so much about penances and bodily denial as it is a season to discover our ordinariness.

We're all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war. This episode concludes with an adaptation of Ignatius' Two Standards meditation.

It's important to look at a piece of the jigsaw puzzle, but we must also know its context. In the spiritual life we must widen our gaze and see more of the whole picture.