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She broke her promise. She vowed to love, respect, and stay faithful to her husband—for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death parted them. But she was enticed by…| Kindle Afresh
This week, the Mission and Ministry Multifaith Center on the fourth floor of 111 Massachusetts Avenue hosted a series of Examen meditations as part of the ongoing “Moments for Mission” series. This was a welcomed opportunity to broadly introduce this core practice of Ignatian Spirituality to the larger community on Capitol Campus. Each session began … Continue reading "Digital Meditation on Capitol Campus Expands into Hybrid Format"| Mission in Motion
On Thursday, September 18, a group of students from across the Capitol Campus alongside staff from Capitol Campus Mission and Ministry participated in an afternoon of community service at the Fr. McKenna Center, a provider of material, spiritual, and support services for people experiencing homelessness. There is a long tradition of Georgetown partnering with and … Continue reading "Capitol Campus “Moments for Mission” Series Continues with Spotlight on “Contemplation in Action” thr...| Mission in Motion
Last weekend, the Office of Mission and Ministry on the Capitol Campus invited the entire community to the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Holy Rosary Parish, a neighborhood-based university partner that hosts the weekly Capitol Campus Sunday 5 p.m. Roman Catholic Mass. This year’s momentous occasion was significant in several ways. First, this opening … Continue reading "Capitol Campus Mass of the Holy Spirit Energizes a Community in the Midst of Growth"| Mission in Motion
She broke her promise. She vowed to love, respect, and stay faithful to her husband—for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death parted them. But she was enticed by…| Kindle Afresh
Three soldiers rose up from their tents And went to join their regiments. And one said: “Captain, I report Because I think that war is sport!” And one said: “Captain, I am here Because my duty makes it clear.” And … Continue reading → The post When the Going Gets Tough — The Tough Get Mary: Five Secrets of Catholic Battle Joy appeared first on Catholicism.org.| Catholicism.org
One of the best ways to defeat the enemy is to know his tactics.| Dan Reiland
How many times have I heard someone say, “That’s just wrong!” when the action being discussed isn’t wrong in a moral sense, but is simply unwise from the perspective of the speaker? This got me thinking about the nexus between morality and wisdom, between an action being right or wrong, on the one hand, and … Continue reading “That’s Just Wrong!” Is it Wrong, or is it Unwise?| Kindle Afresh
This morning toward the end of my prayer walk, I waved at three people (all from the same family, I think) who were standing at the top of their driveway.[1] They smiled and waved back, but didn’t …| Kindle Afresh
Did you know that the Bible tells us that there are certain things we shouldn’t even talk about? The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 5: “But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must…| Kindle Afresh
Dr. Malcolm Foley, special adviser to the president for equity and campus engagement and pastor of Mosaic Church Waco, defined a church home as “a space where people are loved and cared for materially, spiritually and emotionally.”| The Baylor Lariat - The official student news source
In this week’s post, we hear from Fr. Taroh Amédé, S.J., a development officer for American Jesuits International, as well as a student in the SCS Master’s in Emergency and Disaster Management program. He reflects on the global mission of the Jesuits and how he is working to realize that mission through his work and study. Last week, we reflected on the enduring significance of St. Ignatius of Loyola on the occasion of his feast day. This week, we feature a living embodiment of the Ign...| Mission in motion
It's important to remove the element of complexity from prayer and replace it with the promise of life-changing power.| Dan Reiland
In Philippians 1:19, Paul writes, “for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance.” New Testament scholars disagree about what Paul is affirming. A proper understanding of this verse can help us increase our confidence in prayer. Option 1: Physical Deliverance. … Continue reading Whether-by-Life-or-Death Prayers| Kindle Afresh
Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that we were to take the statements in Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8 about a thousand years being like a day literally (which are probably not literal in their lit…| Kindle Afresh
My thoughts wandered this morning on my prayer walk.[1] I kept bringing my mind back to prayer, but my mind was wandering from my very first steps. I decided to use the Lord’s Prayer to guide me—I sometimes do this when I’m struggling with mind-wandering—but I still had trouble concentrating on prayer. (By the way, … Continue reading How Wrestling with Hard Bible Passages Expands our View of God| Kindle Afresh
God trains us through waiting. On the day I started writing this post, I was waiting for God to answer a prayer. You see, Trudi and I have been leading up a residential discipleship community of Ch…| Kindle Afresh
With over five years of posts, this Mission in Motion blog now observes some annual traditions. This week, I would like to revisit two traditions: spiritual practices especially suitable for the summer months (see “This Summer: Learn to Pray, Read Slowly and Spiritually, and/or Explore Nature”) and learning more about the deeply mission-aligned Summer College Immersion Program (see “Vocation, Discernment, and Decision-Making with the Summer College Immersion Program”). The occasion fo...| Mission in motion
This morning I spent time in Hebrews 12:18-24 during my morning reading in God’s Word.[1] I found myself particularly attuned to some things I had never previously noticed. In the middle of a warni…| Kindle Afresh
Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some people, for example, are tempted to drown their sorrows in alcohol. That isn’t a temptation for me—or at least so far in my life it hasn’t been. But I am tempted by other … Continue reading Temptability: Not the Same for Everyone| Kindle Afresh
Nobody wants to follow an insecure leader, yet all leaders have some insecurity.| Dan Reiland
Leaders don’t lead well or last long without great faith. Successful leadership and faith go hand in hand.| Dan Reiland
Last night before going to bed I asked my wife an unusual question, “Should I get up at my normal 6am time and take my regular prayer walk followed by some time reading the Bible, or should I set m…| Kindle Afresh
It’s easy for the mechanics of ministry to minimize the mystery of the Gospel.| Dan Reiland
We don’t always define success the same way God does.| Dan Reiland
Baptism always reminds us of the majesty of God.| Dan Reiland
I am a recovering control freak. For much of my life, I would be anxious about the future. I would succumb to stress or overthink various matters and circumstances. My heart would be full of questi…| IGNITUM TODAY
How often do we do something considered spiritual- prayer, church attendance, fasting, some alms-giving- and think we’ve become ‘Saint Anthony’. Because we compare ourselves… to ourselves. We ourselves are the criterion. It’s like somebody going on a run and thinking…| PEMPTOUSIA
(Edited by Stelios Koukos) [Saint Porfyrios]- ‘I suggest we pray together, both of us, at exactly the same time. We’ll each pray for the other’. We agreed and promised. We even set the time for the prayer-10 p.m. He explained…| PEMPTOUSIA
‘Father, I don’t love’. ‘Well done’. ‘Well done that I don’t love?’ ‘No, no. I mean something else’. ‘What would that be?’. ‘You’ll understand as we go on. Just tell me what you mean when you say you don’t love’.…| PEMPTOUSIA
