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James 1:19-27

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Harold Warlick

... , Jr., Liberation From Guilt (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1976), pp. 108-113. 3. Chaim Pearl, Theology in Rabinnic Stories (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997), pp. 101-103. 4. Ibid. 5. Ignatius referred to himself in the third person when reflecting on this experience. See Luis Goncalves da Camara, S.J., The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola, trans. by Joseph F. O'Callaghan, S. J. (New York: Harper & Row, 1974), p. 23. Ron Hansen has a clear treatment of the stated events in his chapter ...

2. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Acts 9:1-19a

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George Bass

... there are more than a few Roman Catholics who would like to remove physical evidence in the churches of this split. For example, it was suggested that the bas relief that is a background to the tomb of Ignatius Loyola in the Church of Ii Jesu should be replaced; it depicts Loyola in his pulpit, preaching and pointing to some people being condemned to Hell. The people are identified as "Luther, Calvin, and the other heretics." That church was begun shortly before the Council of Trent and completed after its ...

3. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 32:1-44, Romans 3:21-31, John 8:31-41

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... the hope of resurrection held to by the early Christians. But I didn't know exactly what it was he wanted me to see at il Jesu. Taken there by another professor, I saw the tomb of Ignatius Loyola with its bas relief depiction of Loyola in the pulpit pointing at a group of people. The caption read, "Loyola condemning Luther, Calvin, and the other heretics to hell." I also noticed that the main altar of that church had been replaced by a simple table at which the Eucharist was celebrated. When I attempted to ...

4. Unwrapping Presents ... and People

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James Bjorge

... separates life from life. And we can really live with gusto if we are not afraid to die. Three young monks, one of them Ignatius Loyola, were playing croquet on the monastery lawn. One asked, "If the world were coming to an end in two hours, what would you do?" ... One said, "I would go to the chapel to pray." The second said, "I would go to be reconciled to my brother." Loyola said, "I would finish the game." Set free from the fear of death to live, unbound from anxiety. As you unwrap presents this ...

5. Love Over Logic

Luke 13:1-9

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Carl Jech

... , is to remember the words of Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:10: "I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me." We would also do well to make a motto out of a line from Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order. He expressed this same profound paradox when he wrote: "Work hard and struggle as if everything depended on you; yet pray and trust God as if everything depended on God." (4) Martin Luther once described faith as a good work! But he did ...

6. A Mission and a Message

Luke 10:1-24

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... year is to become a missionary to Japan. I hope he can travel by way of Rome so that he can visit the Church of Il Jesus, the prinicipal church of the Jesuits. In a transept across from the one that contains an altar-chapel-tomb for Ignatius Loyola, he will be able to stand before the altar-tomb of Francis Xavier, who became the first missionary to Japan in 1549. Xavier is one of the world’s greatest missionaries, an intellectual who answered the call of Christ and gave himself to the work of witnessing ...

7. The Simplicity of God's Call

Romans 8:28-39

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... streams, so longs my soul for Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the Living God. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my help and my God. PRAYER OF ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me: I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your ...

8. Counting The Cost?

Mark 12:41-44

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Warren Thomas Smith

... offered to witness, a little girl rose in the meeting and said she would testify. Frances E. Willard espoused the cause of rights for women, temperance crusades, education, social concern - and she fought amid the laughter of a male-dominated society. Ignatius Loyola dedicated himself to the Virgin Mary and Christ, and, limping, made his way to Jerusalem. What a pathetic picture that was. Yet, out of it came the Society of Jesus - the Jesuit Order. They hooted when William Wilberforce stood in the House ...

9. Work Hard and Trust in God

Luke 13:1-9

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Carl Jech

... effort, is to remember the words of Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:10: "I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me." We would also do well to make a motto out of a line from Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order. He expressed this same profound paradox when he wrote: "Work hard and struggle as if everything depended on you; yet pray and trust God as if everything depended on God."

10. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... we are utterly, absolutely, and completely surrendered to God. The Surrendered Heart Testimony to the surrendered heart is the hallmark of a Christian classic. It is not a coincidence that so many of the ancients have written about it. Consider just these examples: Ignatius Loyola: “We do not for our part wish for health rather than sickness, for wealth rather than poverty, for honor rather than dishonor, for a long life rather than a short one; and so in all other things, desiring and choosing only those ...

11. Who Cares?

Matthew 25:31-46

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David G. Rogne

... an impact their actions have. As we are involved in these little acts of kindness, we are helping to make the kingdom of God more visible. Donald Shelby reminds us (Santa Monica Sermons, The Church in Overalls, September 20, 1987, p. 7) that when Ignatius Loyola and his band of nine followers went to petition Pope Paul III in the sixteenth century to form the Society of Jesus, the Pope was unimpressed. Although the men arrived in Rome with glittering degrees, doctors of divinity among them, the Pope was ...

12. Fixing The Fox!

Luke 13:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... for us today! It is not for us to give up just because all people do not agree with us. We have been given a work to do, a work for God. A steward is to be found faithful; he is to keep working until the end, at all cost. Ignatius of Loyola was once playing a game with fellow students when one of them asked what each would do if, he knew he had to die in twenty minutes. All agreed that they would run into the chapel to pray. Not so with ...

13. A Faith for the Uncharted Way

Matthew 1:18-25

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Leonard Mann

... then repair to friend Martin’s house, who expects to entertain me, converse and pray with the family as usual; retire at ten o’clock, commend myself to my heavenly Father; lie down to rest and wake up in glory." This is the kind of security Ignatius of Loyola must have had when, as a student, he was playing in a ball game with his fellow-students, and someone suddenly and solemnly demanded to know what each student would do if he knew he must die within twenty minutes. All agreed they would rush to ...

14. Let's Give Jesus a Hand

Galatians 6:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... thinking about love to doing love. Make forgiveness, love, truth and justice concrete realities in the world. John Wesley said the purpose of the Christian life was to "have the mind of Christ and walk as he walked." We must invoke the maxim of Ignatius of Loyola: Pray as if everything depended on God; act as if everything depended on you. In this week's epistle, Paul emphasizes to the Galatian community that to a large extent, they determine their own quality of life. Sowing to their "own flesh" leads to ...

15. A Hearing Heart

1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

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Stan Purdum

... cases, what is God's will and what is not. In either circumstance, however, it grows out of a hearing heart. Its purpose is to help us decide whether or not something is from God. Let me offer two examples: The first is from Ignatius of Loyola, the sixteenth-century cleric who founded the Jesuit movement within the Catholic church. He tells in his Autobiography about what he considered his first experience of discernment. He said that when he dreamed of doing great heroic acts and of winning the hand of ...

16. The Door of Service

Luke 22:7-38

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J. Howard Olds

... ." So Henri moved to a small community in Richmond Hill, Ontario and became a pastor to a group of mentally disabled kids. Many people thought Henri had lost his mind. Instead, Henri found his soul. In becoming a servant there was satisfaction and peace. In conclusion, St. Ignatius of Loyola gave us this prayer: Teach us, good Lord, to serve as you deserve To give, and not to count the cost To fight, and not to heed the wounds To toil, and not to seek for rest To labor, and not to ask for any reward Save ...

17. Thanksgiving Means Giving

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Richard Gribble

... to be present to them; they have the right to our love and respect. Society and God challenge us to reform our lives more along that of Jesus Christ. Let our Advent journey begin by being thankful. Our attitude can be so simply and succinctly stated, as articulated by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, “May all we do and say give greater glory and honor to God.” Amen.

18. In Praise of Perseverance

Luke 18:1-8

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R. Robert Cueni

... is that prayerful petitions have meaningful regular communication with God and the personal commitment to work for those things for which we pray. Prayer goes hand-in-hand with persistence. Commit yourself to work for whatever you pray. As Saints Augustine and Ignatius of Loyola put it, “Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything depended on you.” Don't neglect prayer and don't neglect personal commitment to the cause. This lesson about perseverance has wide application. For good or ...

19. “I Will Not Fear Though Tens of Thousands Assail Me”

Psalm 3:1-8

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C. Hassell Bullock

... every part of the soul. When we are depleted of spiritual vim and vigor, and weary of the routine of life, we might well use a set of spiritual exercises that could put us back in shape, like those of St. Ignatius of Loyola, or some other spiritual exercise program, or simply find a spiritual mentor. There are no “effortless” exercises, physical or spiritual, regardless of what advertisers may say. A healthy spiritual lifestyle involves persistent prayer, conscientious study of Scripture, and concen ...

20. St. Ignatius Prayer

Matthew 10:1-42

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St. Ignatius of Loyola

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous, teach me to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to seek reward, except that of knowing that I do your will.

Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest: to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

I will believe that the white object I see is black if that should be the decision of the hierarchical church.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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