Recently I was asked why I was so passionate about The Ignatian Exercises and my response was I believe they offer a way to answer a common question:

"Am I missing something in my life with God?" 

I believe Christians, knowingly and unknowingly, may be unsettled by that question and are hungry for the answer. 

I believe The Ignatian Exercises are one way to answer it. 

So what are the Ignatian Exercises and who wrote them? Saint Ignatius is the founder of the Society of Jesus aka/The Jesuits and the author of The Ignatian Exercises. That fact alone may not interest or intrigue you and may even create a response similar to my initial response: "I'm not Catholic. Why would I want to do the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises?"

Here's why. 

The Ignatian Journey: A Contemporary Approach to the Spiritual Exercises was curated to accompany The Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O'Brien S.J. and this supplemental material is truly captivating. Experiencing The Ignatian Exercises using The Ignatian Journey content transformed my faith, my understanding of the fullness of God's love for me, receiving it and responding to it. 

How? 

Each day for 9 months, I committed to spending considerable time with God, sometimes even more than my previous 30-40 minutes, to read, meditate and reflect on scripture, to pray in new and beautiful ways, and to notice when I resonated or resisted what I was experiencing. My greatest transformation was truly understanding how much God loves me, truly desires for me to spend time with him, and forgives me. And after completing The Exercises, my greatest desire is to help others realize the same.

Are you curious about St. Ignatius and his Exercises and wonder if they might transform your life with God too?

Our next season, offered online, will begin in late September 2024 and be complete in late May 2025. 

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