The ministry of the Jesuit Collaborative with Hispanic Catholics Presented at the Ignatian Spirituality Conference in St Louis (July 2015)

1. Hispanic
Ignatian
Ministry
The
Jesuit
Collaborative
www.jesuitcollaborative.org/es

2. Video
avaliable
here:
h.ps://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lDxKHYXvhRk&feature=youtu.be

3. We
cannot
find
God
in
noise
or
agitation.
Nature:
trees,
flowers
and
grass
grow
in
silence.
The
stars,
the
moon,
and
the
sun
move
in
silence.
What
is
essential
is
not
what
we
say
but
what
God
tells
others
through
us.
In
silence
He
listens
to
us;
in
silence
He
speaks
to
our
souls.
In
silence
we
are
granted
the
privilege
of
listening
to
his
voice.
Silence
of
our
eyes.
Silence
of
our
ears.
Silence
of
our
minds.
…In
the
silence
of
the
heart
God
will
speak.
-­‐-­‐Mother
Teresa,
cited
in
The
Power
of
Prayer
(New
York:
MJF
Books,
1998),
3,3-­‐8

4. Silence
is
essential
to
grow
closer
to
God
Day
of
Ignatian
Prayer,
Richmond
VA
(2013)

5. 65%
of
Hispanic
Catholics
leave
the
Catholic
church
because
they
want
a
deeper
and
more
meaningful
relationship
with
God.

6. Day
of
Reflection,
Reading
PA
(2011)
Our
Ministry…

7. Day
of
Ignatian
Reflection
Ignatius
|
The
Examen
|
Discernment
Day
of
Ignatian
Prayer,
Mooresville
NC
(2011)

8. Day
of
Ignatian
Reflection:
“A
day
of
reflection
on
St.
Ignatius’
experience
of
God
and
decision-­‐making”
• Ignatius:
what
did
Ignatius
learn
about
God?
• The
Examen:
how
do
you
experience
God
in
your
daily
life?
(Pausa
Ignaciana)
• Discernment:
is
there
a
way
of
making
good
decisions
in
life?

9. Day
of
Ignatian
Prayer
Methods|
Meditation|
Contemplation
Day
of
Ignatian
Prayer,
New
Haven
CT
(2013)

10. Day
of
Ignatian
Prayer:
“A
day
of
prayer
in
silence
following
St.
Ignatius’
methods
of
prayer”
• Silence:
why
does
God
speak
in
the
silence?
• Ignatian
Meditation:
memory,
understanding
and
will
• Contemplation:
como
si
presente
me
hallase…
• Contemplatio:
a
thankful
heart
is
a
happy
heart

11. School
of
Ignatian
Spirituality
Animators
|
Companions
of
Prayer
School
of
Ignatian
Spirituality,
New
Haven
CT
(2014)

12. School
of
Ignatian
Spirituality
“Forming
companions
of
prayer”
• Prayer:
how
does
Ignatius
pray?
• Stages
of
Faith
Development:
how
do
we
pray
along
the
years?
• Ignatian
Discernment:
how
does
prayer
help
us
make
decisions?
• Finding
God
in
All
Things:
can
prayer
help
us
find
God
in
everyday
life?
• The
Spiritual
Exercises:
how
did
God
work
with
Ignatius?

13. What’s
next?
Day
of
Ignatian
Reflection,
New
York
NY
(2013)

14. Day
of
Prayer,
Boston
MA
(2014)
1. Weekend
Ignatian
Retreats
in
Silence
2. Prayer
in
Everyday
Life
–an
introduction
to
19th
Annotation
3. Exercises
in
Daily
Life
4. Training
men
and
women
to
give
the
Exercises
in
Spanish

15. Hispanic
Ignatian
Ministry
The
Jesuit
Collaborative
www.jesuitcollaborative.org/es
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