A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes … and is completely dependent on the fact that the door to freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.
John Predmore, S.J., is a USA East Province Jesuit and was the pastor of Jordan's English language parish. He teaches art and directs BC High's adult spiritual formation programs. Formerly a retreat director in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ignatian Spirituality is given through guided meditations, weekend-, 8-day, and 30-day Retreats based on The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatian Spirituality serves the contemporary world as people strive to develop a friendship with God.
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ReplyDeleteI cherish this quote by Bonhoeffer. It is powerful.
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