Oneness
with ultimate reality is not an abstract idea; it is a spiritual experience of
knowing that the timeless God is at the door inviting you to full union. It is
an attentiveness to the present, a readiness, at every moment, to receive
reality, to enjoy deeply even the simplest things. In the words of poet Paul
Murray: "This moment, the grace of this one raptureless moment..."
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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