Tag Archives: Esther Hizsa

Sin, Hell and Roller Derby

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

“I’d like you to pray with #50 in the Spiritual Exercises: the sin of the angels,” my director instructed on the third day of my eight-day retreat. He also assigned three more prayer periods focussing on sin and hell, mine … Continue reading →

Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged 8 day retreat, Angel Reloaded, Carlo Scherer, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Sprititual Exercises, Parks Canada, Queen of Peace, roller derby, Sea-to-Sky Sirens, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 2 Comments

Come Away

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

On July 6, I woke up oh darn early, packed my breakfast and lunch and kissed Fred goodbye. I took Gracie (my bike) onto the Skytrain then bus to Horseshoe Bay. At 7:40 am, I clicked into her pedals and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged 8 day retreat, Dominican, Esther Hizsa, Queen of Peace, silent retreat, Sister Jeam-Marie, Sister Mary Regina, Song of Songs 8:14, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Squamish Valley | 2 Comments

The Surprise in the Story

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

“What’s the surprise in the story?” That’s the question I’ve learned to ask when I read the parables of Jesus. Darrell Johnson, who taught preaching when I was a student at Regent College, explained that “parable” means something thrown alongside … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories | Tagged Darrell Johnson, Esther Hizsa, FarbenfroheWunderwelt, James Tissot, John 10:10, Kenneth Bailey, Luke 11:5-8, Matthew 13:1-9, parable of the friend at midnight, parable of the sower, parables of Jesus, Radical Hospitality, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Wheat | 3 Comments

Led Into the Storm

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

If you haven’t already noticed, I love efficiency. I often look back on the chaotic, haphazard way I’ve arrived at a solution and–with a sigh–see a simpler, more direct route. It’s easy to assume that I did something wrong, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged Dewolfs, Esther Hizsa, friendliest bus driver, Hafiz, Jayber Crow, Jesus calms storm, Mark 4:35-41, spiritual direction, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sweet Moon Language, Wendell Berry | 1 Comment

Rocks in My River

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Posts, Reflections, Spiritual Direction | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Living from the Heart, peer supervision, Psalm 139, Psalm 73:22-23, Reza, SoulStream, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Vulcan Stream, Wendell Berry | 2 Comments

Changes

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I smell freshly mown grass and my chest expands. A sense of freedom, gratitude, wonder and delight emerges. I follow my senses to my childhood, lying on the lawn looking up at the clouds in a blue, blue sky. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Songs | Tagged Aboriginal Peoples, Anglican Church of Canada, Canada Day, Changes, Esther Hizsa, Gordon Lightfoot, green grass, Indigenous Ministries, J Dumont, Phil Ochs, Psalm 104:19, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | Leave a comment

Love Mischief

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

God’s been up to some love mischief. I have three pieces of evidence. Last Sunday I preached on the lectionary readings for the day. I was captivated by an image I found in Psalm 116 which said that God inclines … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit | Tagged Cima da Conegliano, Esther Hizsa, Luc De Leeuw, Psalm 116, Quasimime, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Wednesday Lunch Club | Leave a comment

God Inclined His Ear to Me

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. –Psalm 116:1,2 I imagine God inclining his/her ear to … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Helpful Images, Reflections, Spiritual Direction | Tagged Burning Bush, Douglas Steere, Esther Hizsa, Father Elton Fernandes, Helichrysum: Memory of the Sun, Henri Nouwen, Michael Cook, Night Prayer, On Listening to One Another, Pentecost, Psalm 116:1-2, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 2 Comments

Stones, Slivers and Silence

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I love being with people and look forward to social gatherings, but I often come home with a stone in my shoe. When I shake it out and it falls to the floor, I recognize that moment when something went … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty of Spirit, Reflections | Tagged Anne Duifhuis, community, Dale Wagner, Done in a Day, Esther Hizsa, insecurity, Kamaljith K V, Mental Health, Mouth of friend and stranger, Mustard Seed, Patty Wagner, Ride Don't Hide, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Patrick's Breastplate, Wendy Linnington | 3 Comments

Flies and Cold Fish

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I’ve been doing too much, thinking too much. I’m so full of thoughts about what I have to do, my prayer times are inundated with them. I try to push them away, but each one promises to be the thought that will … Continue reading →