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DIY Prayer Retreat #6: Praying with Our Senses at the Beginning of a New Year
Nearly every month I gather with friends for a silent retreat. It has been a rich experience. I explained how it works here. Thanks to Ann Green, who helped me put this retreat together. Supplies needed: Jelly Bellies (5 per person) … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer, Prayer Retreat Outline, Reflections, Resource
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DIY Retreat #5: When Israel Was a Child I Loved Her
Here is another one-day prayer/silent retreat outline in the Ignatian tradition prepared by my friend Joy Richardson, a spiritual director in Coquitlam. You can find other outlines under resources. Here’s an introduction. “When Israel Was a Child I Loved Her…” Welcome God’s Presence … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Prayer Retreat Outline
Tagged David Bowman, Esther Hizsa, Father Richard Soo, Hosea 11:1-11, Ignatian prayer, Innocence, Joy Richardson, prayer retreat, Psalm 13:1, Rembrandt, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Coquitlam, spiritual director Vancouver
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When We Don’t Receive the Grace We Asked for
One more thing I want to share with you about my eight-day retreat. Following Ignatius’s example, Sylvester, my spiritual director for the week, encouraged me to ask God for the particular grace I wanted to receive from God in each … Continue reading
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
I can’t spend a whole week on retreat with a holy God and not be confronted with my sins, I thought. Yet every time Sylvester assigned scriptures for me to pray with, it never came up. I started to believe I was going … Continue reading
Eight Days Alone with God
After a long kiss goodbye, Fred drove off. I brushed off my nervousness and unpacked my things. It didn’t take long–just clothes, knitting needles and yarn, my Bible, notebook and a copy of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. No computer, no other … Continue reading
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
Tagged Dennis Wong, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spirituality, Ignatian Sprititual Exercises, Ignatius of Loyola, Isaiah 55, John 14, Miwok, Neil Gallop, prayer retreat, Redemption, retreat, silent prayer, silent retreat, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvester Tan
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The Invisible Gardener
What feelings emerged for you when you read last Friday’s post? Perhaps you were drawn to that idyllic picture of God and prayer, yet frustrated because it’s nothing like your experience. Perhaps for you, prayer is as dry and unattractive … Continue reading
An Everyday Pilgrim 