Praying with Ignatius of Loyola

Ignatius was a soldier who fought in battle, a priest who saved souls
and a leader who founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, as the
intellectual shock troops of the Catholic Church.

Ignatius helped teach two important approaches to prayer.

The first involved reading a story about Jesus and then imagining the
story in your own mind, the sights, the sounds, the colors, the
smells. By imagining the story you become part of the story in an
unusually intimate way.

The second involved remembering the events of your day with the aid of
Jesus. Where did you see the presence of God during your day, where
did you succeed in following the model of Jesus, where did you fail
and where do you ask God to help strengthen you?

This Sunday at 9:45 am, Rick Carter helps teach us how to pray, using
the model of Ignatius.

This is Lent and Lent is a good time to adopt ancient principles of
prayer to modern American realities. Come join us,

May the Spirit lead you to a meaningful life,

Charles