Youth Ministry
Finding Freedom in Service
Freedom has been driving many of my reflections lately. Freedom is widely used and understood to mean autonomy of choice. Children have a lot of
11/28/2018
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Wisdom
And On A Rock We Sat (Part I)
I want to share a story I have had swimming in the furthest confines of my mind. There is nothing to my knowledge that can
11/14/2018
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I Probably Could’ve Handled Better
I haven’t done a lot of flying in my life. Once the Great Recession hit when I was in junior high, travel stopped being a
11/07/2018
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Courage and New Beginnings
“Rejoice in confident hope, be patient in trouble, and keep on praying” – Romans 12:12 The last couple months as a second year Ignite intern
10/29/2018
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Food for Thought
I don’t know about you, but I love pasta. Not that my buddy Matt is a stellar cook or anything, but when he starts throwing
10/24/2018
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Finding God in New Things and New Places
One of the core elements of Ignatian Spirituality is the mantra of “finding God in all things.” For those of us who have been blessed
10/15/2018
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The Call to Mission
Catholicism has always played a central role in my relationships and my understanding of the world. My family is very involved in the Catholic faith
10/10/2018
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Meet the 2018-2019 Ignite Interns!
We are pleased to kick off our second year of the Ignite Internship at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in the historic Rock House. After the
09/13/2018
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Renewing the Rock
It is the middle of winter in early 2009, and I am walking along the snow covered paths of the Jesuit Spiritual Center wondering at how it was that I had been led back to this place. Light is seeping through thick clumps of wet branches, and the silence in strengthens the crunch of each footstep.
08/18/2018
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Patient Trust
“A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: whoever finds one has found a treasure” – Sirach 6:14 Earlier this month, I hosted one of my
06/07/2018
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