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Where Is It You Don’t Want to Go?

St. Ignatius with AMDG in book Consolation is sometimes painful.

On the surface, we fun-seeking humans will do lots of things that are not of God to avoid feeling bad, to avoid the aches of the heart. We shop. We eat. We yell. We procrastinate. We deny the reality before us. But while each of those may provide temporary satisfaction, are they really leading us closer to God? Closer to where and who we are called to be?

St. Ignatius calls us constantly to go deeper, to be reflective and aware of the emptiness of those surface solutions. Where is it you don’t want to go? That’s likely exactly where Ignatius would take you.

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Lisa Kelly

Lisa Kelly is an Ignatian Associate living in Omaha, Nebraska. She applies a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard and a Master’s in Christian Spirituality, with a certificate in the Ignatian Tradition, from Creighton University to incorporating spirituality into personal and organizational growth. As a co-director of the nonprofit La Storta and an accompanier for the Discerning Leadership Program, she facilitates retreats and leadership development. She is the author of The Spiritual Path. Now, with four grown children and a 30+ year marriage filling her heart, Lisa is a grateful cancer and bone marrow transplant survivor, believing every day is a gift.

3 COMMENTS

Dr.Cajetan Coelho December 21, 2023 At 6:59 pm

Thanks. Ignatian spirituality offers inspiration for our onward journey.

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noel September 15, 2011 At 5:20 am

……it is teaching me so much

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Carol September 8, 2011 At 11:16 pm

This posting has been so helpful

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