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St. Augustine said, "Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee." Our dissatisfaction could, therefore, be the admission and awakening of our longing for the eternal. Rather than being simply the edge of some personal emptiness, it could be the first step in the opening up of our eternal belonging...desire cultivates dissatisfaction in the heart with what is, and kindles an impatience for that which has not yet emerged...There should always be a healthy tension between the life we have settled for and the desires that still call us. In this sense our desires are the messengers of our unlived life, calling us to attention and action while we still have time here to explore fields where the treasure dwells!
~John O'Donohue in "To Bless the Space Between Us"
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Reflect
Like many of you, the recent news of the Grand Jury report in Pennsylvania and subsequent revelations continues to weigh on our minds and hearts. We'd like to share a reflection from Bobby Karle, SJ, as one perspective on these events that are far from over.
The same day as the release of the Grand Jury report in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 14, I moved to Berkeley, California, for the final three years of Jesuit formation to become a Catholic priest. On August 15, I began a five-day training with Off the Mat, Into the World, an organization bridging yoga, self-inquiry, social justice and activism.
The first couple days after the report, I remained in the bubble of the yoga training and my new setting. By Friday, the gravity of this scandal weighed on me in a way I could no longer run from. I felt shame, embarrassment, anger, sadness. I didn’t cause the scandal, but that didn’t matter. I am part of it. I would have to face up to it and pay for what so many wounded “leaders” inflicted and then covered up.
And now the yoga begins.
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Ignatian Yoga Updates
Recently we posted an exciting opportunity to join our team! We have been looking for an administrative and communication assistant, and were truly floored by how many responses we received. We are currently reviewing applicants, and look forward to announcing our newest staff member in our October newsletter. Stay tuned, and thank you to all who applied! |
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Upcoming Ignatian Yoga Retreats
- February 1-3, 2019: The Yoga of Gratitude Women's Retreat @ The Bellarmine Retreat House in Barrington, IL Registration now open!
- May 31-June 2: @ The Cenacle in Lincoln Park Chicago, IL
- August 9-11@ Ignatius House in Atlanta, GA
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Christ's peace and namaste,
Ignatian Yoga Team
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