Ignatian spirituality

The Addition of Paraclete Throughout Christian’s journey in The Pilgrim’s Progress, he encounters countless dilemmas which often distract him from the path to the Celestial City. However, whenever an individual accompanies him or aids him, he prevails and acquires ever-increasing wisdom. If this individual constantly escorts Christian on his journey, it will be less probable for Christian to stumble or lose his way. John Bunyan should incorporate the character “Paraclete” into his allegory, The…

I came to the course with my objective to discern my path forward, whether to pursue as Spiritual Director. I struggled before the course for decision and I hoped that I could find my answer after finishing the course. I also hoped that the Lectio Divina Group could facilitate a very rich and deeply personal sharing of souls. I was assigned to lead the first session of the Lectio Divina Group. I understood that the hearing of God’s voice through the Scripture required an open, reflective…

Spirituality is the belief in the existence of something greater than us, a concept that has a variety of meanings throughout history. It could be ones search for ‘sacred’ meaning in their life, personal growth, or an experience with their inner self. The expression of spirituality at Terrace extends back to the initial creation of the school. At St Josephs Gregory Terrace, the idea of spirituality plays a momentous role in the devolvement and introduction of students into the Terrace gentleman…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Azusa Pacific University (APU)’s Religious and Spiritual programs on current student’s academic success, engagement, faith and spiritual development. We wanted to further study how APU as a religious affiliated institution has had an effect on current student’s spiritual growth. We specifically wanted to see how experiences vary depending on the student’s class level, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. Furthermore, we…

Higher Consciousness, Christ Consciousness and Jesus I received an email from a reader questioning people 's ability to connect with higher consciousness and claiming that I have yet to be mentored by the true God--Jesus Christ. "You claim to teach the secrets of the soul, success, "finding oneself," ascension, etc. I believe you 've left out an important step and have yet to be mentored by the true God; you only promote the self-god of new age. How can I tell? Because if you had met Him, you…

One such scholar who offers an interpretation of this method is Wendy Doniger - O’Flaherty. O’Flaherty, in detailing her account of the hunter and the sage, advocates for religious studies scholars to be more sympathetic to the beliefs and experiences of the adherent within the specific phenomenon. That is to say, she holds that we as scholar should try to the best of our ability to put ourselves in the participants ‘shoes’, “but to remain, at the same time, inside [our] own head.” The stance…

Religion Reflection: Christianity vs. Rastafarian Shanette Mendez Comparative Religions Chamberlain College of Nursing Religion tends to play a vital role in our daily lives. Depending on an individual’s religious belief, religion determines what one should eat, what one should wear or even how one should act. “Christianity was more than a system of religious belief. It also has generated a culture, a set of ideas and ways of life, practices, and artifacts that have been handed down…

Compassion Can Heal Wounds “Just assume the answer to every question is compassion” (Boyle 62). This is a quote from Fr. Gregory Boyle’s book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. From the title it can be drawn that this book often focuses on compassion and how it relates to “homies,” or gang members. Most, if not all, gang members go through a lot of trauma, starting in their childhood and going on through adulthood. This is causes them to seek a place, usually gangs, of…

fundamental role in Eliot's portrayal of the relationship between community and the individual, specifically in its protagonist's journey from despair to renewal. As the novel progresses, the author presents us with roughly three representations of spirituality. The worst state of affairs is represented in the Calvinistic evangelism of Lantern Yard, whose intolerance and strict rule abiding allows no scope of independent human action or moral compassion. The intolerance of that place is the…

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Language: Instrument of Injury and Salvation There’s no doubt that words are able to boost someone’s confidence, but words also have the power to strip away that confidence. Words that are spoken out loud, or even written on paper have the ability to affect how people feel about themselves and the world. Similarly, in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, the theme of language in an injurious way is evident when Joe Starks yells at Janie…