Ancient Practices: Praying with Your Imagination

St. Ignatius of Loyola inspired a practice of imaginative, interactive prayer; prayer that exchanges holy words and pictures back and forth between us and God. This is prayer that engages our full sacred mind and imagination in participating in prayer and Scripture with Jesus. This is prayer that invites Jesus to show and speak, to take us by the hand and pull us in to what he is doing.  Perhaps you’ve already practiced lectio divina, or “divine reading”.  This practice is traditionally known as visio divina, “divine seeing”.

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Lectio Divina: Making Room for God to Speak

Ancient Practices can put us in touch with God right now. This resource gives you the tools to experiment with the practice of divine reading.

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Ancient Practices: Prayer of Examen

The Ignatian Prayer of Examen is a five-step exercise in observation and orientation. Prayers of examen are a regular “checkup” for your soul.” Ancient practices can put us in touch with God right now. This resource introduces a simple, practical way of prayer that brings more God-awareness and self-awareness into your daily rhythm.

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Ancient Practices: Forgiveness

“Burdens are heavy for us because we weren’t born to carry them.” Ancient practices can put us in touch with God right now. This resource provides a practical path to forgiveness in every direction.

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Ancient Practices: Introduction to Fasting

“Fasting reveals what holds us back, and makes Jesus brighter than ever.” Ancient practices can put us in touch with God right now. This resource introduces the basics of the christian practice of fasting.

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