by AbbessJane | Mar 8, 2022 | Jane's Reflections, Leadership, Spiritual Life and Practices
What is the desire of your heart? To lose 20 pounds, to find a better job, to get your son to pick up his room, to find help with care-taking responsibilities? These may be helpful, but desire of the heart I am asking us to consider is an inner desire that springs...
by AbbessJane | Mar 8, 2022 | Spiritual Life and Practices, Tools for Daily Living
Purpose of the Tool: To help discern the desire of your heart and take steps to bring this desire to life. Background on the Tool: Every day we make choices in what we do and say that are impacted by what we truly desire. We are not always aware of what these...
by AbbessJane | Mar 4, 2022 | Spiritual Life and Practices, Tools for Daily Living
Purpose of the Tool: To bring the ideas shared in the article “Living from the Spiritual Heart” into daily life. Background on the Tool: In the Tilden Edwards provides clear direction on ways that we can fashion our spiritual practices to have a better...
by AbbessJane | Mar 4, 2022 | Jane's Reflections, Spiritual Life and Practices
“Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God. Prologue 9a What is living from the spiritual heart? What does this way of living look like when we fix a meal, drive to work, or mow the lawn? How might a spiritual heart impact how we approach and do those...
by AbbessJane | Jan 8, 2022 | Humility, Jane's Reflections, Relationship/Community
Do playing games and The Rule of St. Benedict seem miles apart? On first glance it might seem so. St. Benedict was serious about the search for God and salvation. And the times were uncertain and harsh. Yet Benedict was understanding and compassionate....
