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  • The First Week- Week 4

    The First Week- Week 4

    Sin and Hell …The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs. -Catechism of the Catholic Church 1035 Begin each prayer period with your preparatory prayer and with the grace you are seeking. In

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  • The First Week- Week 3

    The First Week- Week 3

    Purpose in Life A Christian vision of freedom is very different from that of the world. It’s not about doing whatever we want, whenever we want, with whomever we want. No, Christian freedom is for love. A free man takes up his life, and he lays it down for those he loves, as Jesus shows

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  • The First Week- Week 2

    The First Week- Week 2

    This week’s focus is on God’s gifts to us and how he sees us. We ask for the gift to see ourselves through His eyes.

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  • Preparing for the Spiritual Exercises: Essential Resources

    Below are some curated resources to help one prepare for the Spiritual Exercises. There is a bio of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a guide to Ignatian Imaginative prayer and the Examen, and an introduction to Discernment of Spirits. Ignatius Bio Imaginative Prayer Pray with your Imagination Ignatian Contemplation Lectio Divina The art of praying with

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