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The Benevolent Glance: A Spirituality of Seeing
We are made for mutual gaze and this fundamental human need points toward something deeper: a God who gazes upon us with love before we get anything right or wrong. To be truly seen by another, and to truly see them, is not merely a social act but a spiritual one, a tangible making-present of divine love in the world.
Ignatian Basics
Between Opulence and Simplicity: An Ignatian Pilgrimage
On a recent pilgrimage to Spain visiting Ignatian sites, I wrestled with how ornate decoration and costly adornments often obscure St. Ignatius's radical journey from opulence to simplicity. The sacred exists not in elaborate structures but in the simple, authentic presence that connects us to the God who dwells in living stones rather than buildings.
Prayer
The Labyrinth, the Race, and the Spirit of Haste
Hastiness reveals the spirit that treats even sacred practices as achievements to be completed rather than journeys to be trusted. The labyrinth teaches us that God's path is inefficient by the world's standards, winding away from the center just when we think we're getting close, requiring patient trust rather than strategic speed.
Discernment
The Spirituality of the Long View
Christian hope is a steady posture of the heart that joins human longing to God’s greater plan. It endures with patience, recognising that the ultimate promise transcends individual lifetimes.
Awareness
The Labyrinth, the Race, and the Spirit of Haste
Hastiness reveals the spirit that treats even sacred practices as achievements to be completed rather than journeys to be trusted. The labyrinth teaches us that God's path is inefficient by the world's standards, winding away from the center just when we think we're getting close, requiring patient trust rather than strategic speed.
Political Grief and the False Comfort of Enemies: A Gospel Response to Violence
Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the contrasting responses at his memorial service—his widow’s radical forgiveness versus calls for political warfare—reveal the collision between authentic Gospel witness and civil religion in American Christianity. Our culture’s addiction to immediate mobilisation after tragedy robs us of the contemplative space necessary for genuine transformation, replacing the narrow path of forgiveness with the broad highway of tribal retaliation.
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What Names Reveal: Defence, War, and the Kingdom
The recent proposal to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War represents more than a simple change in terminology—it reveals a fundamental shift from defensive protection to aggressive warfare as a primary orientation. This linguistic change challenges Christians to examine whether our ultimate trust lies in military might or in the God who calls us to be peacemakers and transforms symbols of violence into instruments of redemption.
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Yes, And: How Improv Teaches Radical Acceptance and Love
Improvisational theatre and Ignatian spirituality share profound connections through their emphasis on radical acceptance, presence in the moment, and collaborative co-creation. The principles of improv—particularly “yes, and”—mirror spiritual practices of detachment, discernment, and finding the sacred in unexpected places.
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Can God Get Offended? – Rethinking Divine Emotions
God’s emotional responses are not rooted in ego or woundedness like human resentment, despair, or vengeance. Instead, divine emotions such as righteous anger, sadness, concern, disappointment, and the desire for justice flow from unconditional love and seek the wholeness and restoration of all creation.
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Finding God in the Algorithm: A Non-Dualistic Approach to AI
Western Christianity often approaches artificial intelligence with anxiety rooted in dualistic thinking that separates the spiritual from the material, human from machine. Non-dualistic elements within Christian traditions, particularly Ignatian spirituality, offer a more integrated vision that can help us engage with AI as a potential extension of divine creativity rather than a threat to human uniqueness.
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Sacred Etymology: Finding God in the Roots of Language
Language holds profound theological meanings that reveal connections between ordinary speech and divine reality. Jesus’ teachings demonstrate how everyday words and concepts can bridge the sacred and secular, inviting us to perceive God’s presence in common language.
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Ignatian Meditations
This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.
