Ignatian Spiritual Exercises for Faculty, Administration, and Staff

Finding God in All Things

Who would embark on this experience...

The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius are for those who seek:

• greater inner freedom
• deeper inner healing
• integrity and authenticity
• renewed fire and life energy
• deep, abiding peace
• renewed sense of purpose, direction, meaning
• a deeper sense of the sacred
• clearer sense of God's presence and activity in one's life
• a greater sense of connection with oneself, loved ones, the human family, and all creation
• a spirit of discernment
• a thirst for justice and peace
• a desire to serve others
• prayer
• a deeper, more vibrant knowledge of and relationship with God/Jesus.

What personal commitment am I expected to make...

One making the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius would be asked to:

• set aside 30 to 60 minutes each day to spend in prayer and reflection
• meet with a spiritual director/companion weekly for 45 minutes
• discuss with a spiritual director/companion the experiences, inner movements, and insights received as a result of the time spent in prayer/reflection and beyond
• remain open to the inner restlessness and desire for some change and/or growth in one's personal, social, and spiritual life.

The Spiritual Director/Companion is one who accompanies you in order to support and aid you in:

• noticing the sacred in your life
• noticing the reality of God's presence and activity in your prayer and life
• noticing the places of life and energy in your daily experience
• better trusting what you notice
• more appropriately responding to what you notice.

What time commitment am I expected to make...

Eight-week directed prayer experience

• eight weeks following several preparatory days
• 30 to 60 minutes of daily prayer and reflection throughout the eight weeks
• 45 minutes each week to meet with a spiritual director throughout the eight weeks.

Five-month directed prayer experience

• five months following several preparatory days
• 30 to 60 minutes of daily prayer and reflection throughout the five months
• 45 minutes each week to meet with a spiritual director throughout the five months.

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