Assuring Our Ignatian Mission and Identity
SEMESTER 2
Goal: To provide participants with deepening reflections on spirituality and introduce them to prayer concepts that may be useful to them in semester three.
Format: Each session begins with a presentation on the assigned topic, includes pre-reading selected by the presenter, and discussion by the participants either in small groups or as a whole.
More material will be added to this semester soon.
| Session | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Theology of God
"The God Who Beckons" by Joan Chittister, OSB "Living Conversation: Higher Education in a Catholic Context" by Michael Himes |
| 2 | Pondering the Mystery of the Divine and Reflecting Theologically on that Mystery |
| 3 | Spirituality, God and Prayer in Different Traditions |
| 4 |
The Power of Sacred Writing |
| 5 | Contemplation in Action/Contemplation Today |
| 6 | Solidarity |
| 7 | What is Discernment?and How Do I Really Know It Is God? |
| 8 | Personal Reflections on Discernment and Prayer: In big and little decisions |
| 9 | The Daily Examen |
| 10 | Ways of Praying: Unique Personalities, Unique Forms of Prayer |