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God’s Salvific Love
“This helplessness, what’s it like?” asked my spiritual director. It took me a few minutes to let the feeling return to my body. It’s how I felt the night I was driving to a friend’s house in the rain. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Helpful Images, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Brennan Manning, Christ in Gethsemane, David L. Fleming SJ, Esther Hizsa, helplessness, Hold On, Luc De Leeuw, Michael D. O'Brien, Ragamuffin Gospel, salvific, Soul of Christ, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver
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Here? Again?!
While I was co-facilitating a week-long intensive on spiritual formation, I noticed a familiar feeling: the desire to protect myself. It caused me to subtly close myself from God and others. Once I recognized what I was doing, I took a deep … Continue reading →
Posted in Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Deb Arndt, Esther Hizsa, Jeff Imbach, Joel Olives, Living from the Heart, Martha Carlough, Rivendell Retreat Centre, Salzburg Cross, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stand Again
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I Wonder What’s Under
As I listen to directees share their struggles and listen to my own, I notice that there’s a strata to our feelings and desires. Like an archaeological dig, the top layer–the first one we experience–gets our attention. It’s the hurt right under … Continue reading →
Resting and Rowing
Perhaps last week’s post left you thinking about that age-old question: How much of our transformation is up to God and how much is our responsibility? Thinking of this in terms of a boat that is going from one shore to another, we might ask: How … Continue reading →
Held
This picture called to me from the table covered with photos at a silent retreat earlier this year. I wasn’t sure why until I sat with it in prayer. What stood out for me at first was the bronze colour. It … Continue reading →
Praying in the Cracks
Not that long ago, the idea of spending time alone with God in silence was not even on my radar. But God knew how much I needed this and invited me to “pray in the cracks.” This post was originally … Continue reading →
Posted in Homelessness, Popular Posts, Prayer, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Christian Asuh, Creative Curator, elevator, Esther Hizsa, Holding Out Hope, Lesley-Anne Evans, Metro Community, old tapes, praying in the cracks, Regent College, Sistine Chapel, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Zephaniah 3:17
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Rescued
As I looked back on my eight-day retreat, I saw the through-line of a story. It began with God’s whispers of love and a gentle awareness that I had been guarding and protecting my heart from God. At the beginning of the retreat, … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Aftab Uzzaman, Creation of Adam, David L. Fleming SJ, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian prayer, Ignatian prayer retreat, Ignatian Sprititual Exercises, Living from the Heart, Matthew 11:38; Psalm 115:4-8, Michelangelo, Soul of Christ, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Teresa of Avila
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What a Good Person Looks Like
I left my outer robe at the bottom of the sycamore and climbed into its branches. I had heard Jesus was coming this way and wanted to see what a good person looked like. Up in the tree with my bare … Continue reading →
Posted in Homelessness, Ignatian Spirituality, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Bill Barber, Canada Day, Carmel Hill, David L. Fleming SJ, Esther Hizsa, Jessie Wilcox Smith, John 21:20, Little Flower Monastery, Matthew 27:43, Moonbeams, Psalm 22:8, Soul of Christ, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Victor Chapa, Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus Tree
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Cracked Open: Part Two
After the pharisee listed my faults publicly and loudly, I began to weep. It was all true. I prayed, “Lord God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” My heart cracked open. I was now painfully aware of the extent to which … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Poverty of Spirit, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Christ washing disciples feet, Dirck van Baburen, Esther Hizsa, Father Lawrence Lew, hope, John 13: 1-11, Kevin Lee, Luke 7:38-50, Newcomers Choir, Publican aand the Pharisee, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, suscipe, Take and Receive, Ted
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Cracked Open: Part One
“I’d like you to begin the retreat by praying with Psalm 139,” said Edmund, the young Jesuit who was my spiritual director for the eight days I spent alone with God. My room at Carmel Hill Formation House in Deroche opened … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Poverty of Spirit, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged California Golden Poppy, California Poppy, Carmel Hill, Deroche, eight day prayer retreat, Esther Hizsa, Father Alwyn, Helen Chua Tiampo, Ignatian prayer retreat, Little Flower Monastery, Luke 18:9-14, Nan C. Merrill, Philip Bouchard, prayer retreat, Psalm 139, Psalm 51:17, psalm 91, Psalms for Praying, Publican and the Pharisee Icon, spiritual director Burnaby, Thea Rose
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An Everyday Pilgrim 