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Grateful
“You looked so happy,” Fred said Friday night after the book launch. We were sitting in front of a crackling fire with a glass of wine. I was happy. We had a good turn out of people excited about Seed … Continue reading →
Posted in Reflections, Seed Cracked Open, Stories
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Tagged A Grateful Day, David Steindl-Rast, Ephesians 3:19, Esther Hizsa, Flames, Funkybug, gratitude, Joy Is Measurable, Louie Schwartzberg, Nature. Beauty. Gratitude., Seed Cracked Open, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Tassoman, The Way of Silence: Engaging the Sacred in Daily Life, Want to be happy?
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An Old Memory and a New Reality
“Where did you accept God’s invitation to be loving, to be grateful, to be yourself?” Father James Martin asks in his Daily Examen podcast. Wow. God wants me to be myself–unselfconsciously, unapologetically, gloriously me. What does that feel like? Like the girl … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Reflections, Stories
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Tagged Always Be Yourself, Consciousness Examen, Esther Hizsa, Examen, Funkybug, James Martin, Joy Is Measurable, Martin Hricko, Norman Foote, Pure Joy, Romans 8:31, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver
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DIY Retreat #8: God: Almighty Gentleness
Here is another one-day prayer/silent retreat outline prepared by my friend Joy Richardson, a spiritual director in Coquitlam. You’ll find the introduction to DIY group prayer retreats here and other outlines under resources. GOD: ALMIGHTY GENTLENESS After people have gathered, begin with a time of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 John 4:17-19, Andrei Rublev, Andrew Hyde, Cinnamon Funch, Coffee with a friend, crayons, Esther Hizsa, Funkybug, Icon of the Holy Trinity, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Joy Is Measurable, Joy Richardson, Karl Kaufman, Let Yourself Be Loved, Moonbeams, Phillip Bennett, Pondering, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Coquitlam, spiritual director Vancouver
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Communion
The seven-year-old downed his third tiny glass of grape juice and licked the last drop from the bottom, oblivious of the perfect purple ring around his lips. Perhaps it was his eager grin as he went for the fourth glass that prompted three women to spring … Continue reading →
Posted in Childhood, Ignatian Spirituality, Popular Posts, Prayer, Stories
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Tagged Burnaby, communion story, Funkybug, Hadrian, Heidi Braacx, Joy Is Measurable, Lectio Divina, Lectio on life, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Vancouver
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