Tag Archives: Father Thomas Keating

Let God Love You

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

“You can always come home to God, and God can always be found wherever you are, right at the centre of your soul.” I heard Danielle Shroyer say in this podcast while I was making dinner one evening. “The purpose … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Birds on a Rainy Day, centering prayer, Contemplative Outreach, Danielle Shroyer, Esther Hizsa, Evolving Faith, Father Thomas Keating, Guard of the Heart, Hamed Al-Raisi, Heart Angel, Hummingbird Warrior, Macomb Paynes, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Welcoming Prayer | 4 Comments

Weather

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

I looked out at the vast ocean and up at the big blue sky as Fred and I walked the aptly named Long Beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island. A few minutes later, we stopped to shed another … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections, Resource, Stories | Tagged Alan Jones, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, Kim Rollins, Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Welcoming Prayer, Uclulelet, Visio Divina, Wild Pacific Trail | Leave a comment

Listening to My Fear

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

“I got out my old calendars and checked. We used that Groupon. I didn’t lose three hundred dollars, afterall,” I told Fred, and he gave me a hug and a kiss. It was a sunny Friday, and we’d just gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Mindfulness, Overeating, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories | Tagged Artotem, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, focusing, Giving Hands, Insights at the Edge, living in the moment, No Bad Parts, Richard Schwartz, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Tami Simon, Welcoming Prayer, welcoming your feelings | 4 Comments

Will I Enter This Holy Week?

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

As Jesus pauses before he enters Jerusalem,I pause here. In the silence we share, I descend from head to heartand pass through the doorwayof Loveinto Oneness and rest in my Beloved,the Ground of our being. As Jesus opens his eyes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Lent, Mindfulness, Mystical, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, Holy Week, James Finley, Mary Mrozowski, meditation, Mindfulness, presence, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Theophan the Recluse, Thich Nhat Hanh, Welcoming Prayer | Leave a comment

Frogs in My Bowl

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

I checked my pockets for the third time, but my new credit card wasn’t there. “I was sure I brought it along,” I said to Fred anxiously. Then I remembered that a bunch of my cards fell out of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Everything Belongs, fail fail again fail better, Father Thomas Keating, frogs in a bowl, Ignatius of Loyola, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Pema Chodron, Prayer of Examen, Prince Ea, Richard Rohr, Romans 8:28, Seth Godin, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Farmer Story, The Sacrament of the Present Moment | 2 Comments

Invited to Love

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

This is the fourth post about what happened on my 8-day silent retreat in July. If you haven’t read the previous ones, I encourage you to do that before you read today’s. I pray with Psalm 51 again, trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in False Self, Ignatian Spirituality, Praying with the Imagination, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories | Tagged 8-day prayer rereat, Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness, Erik Sorensen, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, George Doering, Ignatian prayer retreat, Living from the Heart, Maya Angelou, Nan C. Merrill, Psalm 23:3, Society to End Homelessness, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Wanda Mulholland | 3 Comments

Making Peace with My Addictions

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

Dan Harris, a co-anchor for Good Morning America, got his studio audience to meditate for sixty seconds. Some amazing love mischief, eh? Many people try meditating but give up because they can’t stop the distractions. Harris explains that we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindfulness, Overeating, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged 10% Happier, addictions, centering prayer, Cynthia Bourgeault, Dan Harris, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, Isaiah 30:15, meditation, Open Mind Open Heart, Overeating, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 2 Comments

What’s a Bucket to Do?

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I’ve been on Bowen Island co-facilitating Living from the Heart, so I’ve had no time to write. But I think you’ll like this post (originally published in 2014) which follows up what I posted last week. The quote at the bottom … Continue reading →

Posted in Helpful Images, Popular Posts, Poverty of Spirit | Tagged abide in me, Beach Sunset, Christian Asuh, consent to be loved, Darrell Johnson, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, God's love, John 15:4, John 17, leaky bucket, Living from the Heart, Mark Pegrum, one with God, Open Mind Open Heart, Regent College, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Yallingup | 1 Comment

Walking on Water

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Esther Hizsa

Jesus sends me off to pray in my boat of words. I begin to row. Even though I know he’s gone off to the hills, I look for him beside me, remember our hands touching, while he slept in the stern. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystical, Poetry, Prayer | Tagged Anne Yungwirth, centering prayer, Contemplative Outreach, contemplative prayer, Esther Hizsa, Father Thomas Keating, Living from the Heart, Matthew 14:22-33, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Ted, then, Walking on water | 1 Comment

What’s a Bucket to Do?

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Esther Hizsa

I keep thinking of myself as that leaky bucket. I marvel at the fact that I don’t need to put myself into God’s ocean of love; I’m already there. The first illusion, which I talked about last week, is that … Continue reading →