Philip Shano, SJ has many years of rich and varied experience working with Ignatian spirituality: teaching, writing and using it in his ministry. He resides in the Jesuit community in Pickering, Ontario.
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"Rupp helps us see that something as everyday as a doorway can help us to ponder our spiritual growth. A good exercise for Palm Sunday and Holy Week is to unlock the spiritual lessons that are being offered to us. "...
"P:ul says, Straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God.P...
"This return is what he prayed so fervently for. But he also understands the resentment of the older child. No doubt, he spends sleepless nights worrying about how to heal the damaged relationship between his two children. "...
"Mary is presented today as an obedient and faithful woman who generously agreed to be the Mother of God, thus cooperating freely in the plan of salvation."...
"How easy it is to write off certain situations or individuals, seeing that they seem barren, unable to produce."...
"Faithfulness and integrity come in many sizes and shapes. As we celebrate the life of a husband and foster father who remained faithful, let’s ponder the illustrations of faithful devotion we see all around us." ...
"It is also customary to give monetary gifts to at least two poor people and to send two food gifts to at least one person."...
"Peak experiences don't have to be profound moments of prayer. They don't even have to be confined to religious experiences. It's just a felt sense that all is right with my world and that God hasn't abandoned me."...
shanoshan"Lent is a period of preparation, a type of spiritual retreat that evokes the experience of the desert."...
"Perhaps the sad and scary reality of our world has made me realize that it is only God who can rescue us from this mess."...
