SPIRITUALITY
Ignatian Spirituality
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Various Topics
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Contemplation to Experience Love
An adaptation of Ignatius' "Contemplation to Attain Love," to incorporate being in love both with God and neighbor. 6 pages. The Cultural Milieux of the Spiritual Exercises The effect on the composition of the Spiritual Exercises of reform movements in the Church, a military attitude toward spirituality, and avoidance of mentioning the Holy Spirit. 13 pages Extremism in Ignatius Loyola An account of how Ignatius keen sense of moderation in practical matters was the fruit of an extreme vigilance over interior movements of thoughts and feelings. 11 pages. Realism in Ignatius Loyola An account of how Ignatius' intellectual realism grounded his sense of objectivity and enabled him to identify "grace," "thoughts," and "desire" as key categories in a spiritual theology. 16 pages. Ignatius and the Arts A correspondence over several years with Jerry Graham, SJ, about spirituality and the arts, with particular emphasis on Jesuit spirituality. 77 pages. Spiritual Wisdom - Ignatius Loyola A collection of passages from the letters of St. Ignatius Loyola. 19 pages. Discernment of Stories An exploration of methods for discerning among the many types of stories that influence how we understand living wholesome lives: How stories are part of the contents of our psyches. How entire world dramas shape our everyday experiences--be they dramas of fate, of reason, of group pride, of morality, or of grace. 15 pages. |
Being a Teen
A guide for teenagers to know "how to be" and "how not to be." 14 pages. Boundary Crossers A lecture given to graduating seniors at Siena Heights University. 8 pages. Guilt and Healing Three distinct kinds of guilt, and their corresponding kinds of healing, based on the works of the Freudian psychologists Karen Horney and Claudio Naranjo. 9 pages. Image of God in Death Eight questions about what God is like, given the reality that we all die. Based on the life of Matty Ventresca, who was born with half a heart, and died at nine years old. This account is taken from ch. 3 of my We Love You Matty: Meeting Death with Faith. 38 pages. Spiritual Care for the Dying An exploration of how those who care for the dying might attend to their faith, charity, and hope. 8 pages. We Love You Matty Reflections on "Meeting Death with Faith" (subtitle). They center around the death of Matty Ventresca, who was born with a damaged heart and died at nine years old. Topics: how people of different cultures and religions regard death, how all people not only imagine the reality of death but also assert certain truths about remains an awesome mystery. This version is available for copying and distribution without permission. 138 pages. Scholarship and the Bible "How do scholars ensure that readers of the Bible grasp the significance of what they read?"? Includes the history and methods of biblical hermeneutics. 27 pages. Desire An analysis of the functions of desire as it relates to spirituality. 5 pages. Dominicans, Contemplation & Veritas The Christian tradition of contemplative prayer is intimately connected to the Dominican commitment to veritas. Contents: a historical review of five methods of prayer; recent explorations by Martin Heidegger and Eric Voegelin of how cultures symbolize the drama of life; descriptions of this drama presented by the bishops of Vatican II; the recovery of the veritas of a saving drama of the world as God contemplates it. 13 pages. |