Joseph Tetlow, SJ, says that he had to learn to listen, as Ignatius did. I had to learn about others’ needs. Some need solid instruction. Some need a way to reform a life that has gone bad. Some need to hear what God wants with their whole lives. You find, when you listen to enough [...]
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St. Ignatius said that you begin an Examen by coming into God’s presence. That’s not as easy for us as it was in Ignatius’s time, Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, says: Today a prior effort has to be made. I have to become present to myself in God. In my culture I am constantly dragged away [...]
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I sometimes keep notes about things that happen in prayer but I seldom look at them. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, thinks it’s a good idea to do that. Here are some suggestions for reviewing former prayer. Here are some likenesses: Two friends have been going over the picture album of a two week vacation together when [...]
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If you give retreats, or know someone who does, think about going to an intensive workshop on preaching the Ignatian weekend retreat to be held July 8-17 at Montserrat Retreat House in Dallas. The faculty for the week is headed by Joseph Tetlow, SJ, and includes Marie Schwan, CSJ, Ed Quinnan, SJ, and other retreat [...]
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A reflection for Holy Week: Those who really do know and love [Jesus] will . . . see the suffering of all the people whom God puts in their life world and strive with great effort to grieve with them and do whatever they can to alleviate their suffering. Right here is the deepest spiritual [...]
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Joseph Tetlow, SJ, is one of the of the most respected and knowledgeable Ignatian spiritual directors. For years he guided the 250 Jesuit retreat houses around the world in his capacity as head of the Jesuit General’s Secretariat for Ignatian Spirituality. So when Fr. Tetlow says something unusual about spiritual direction, it’s a good idea [...]
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The First Little Way of Praying: Recall the commandments or any list such as the Cardinal Virtues or the Capital Sins. Take each in turn, consider the beautiful divine invitation it expresses, and ask yourself how you are living it out. Thank your Creator and Lord for all your good and beg God to make [...]
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Something to think about | Jesus has his program. First, invite each person to live as though all were gift and they owned nothing of themselves. Even when they are rich, invite them to live so as to show that all they have is gift. Then next, help them to treat privileges, honor, and fame [...]
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I mentioned the term “God’s project” in my last post, referencing a term I first encountered in an essay by Joseph Tetlow, SJ. I think it’s an idea worth considering further. Looking at the world as God’s project has some powerful implications. For example: 1. It emphasizes the radical human freedom with which God has [...]
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I Choose to Breathe the Breath of Christ I choose to breathe the breath of Christ that makes all life holy. I choose to live the flesh of Christ that outlasts sin’s corrosion and decay. I choose the blood of Christ [...]
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