Companions - Young Adult Ministry

"Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind."

This classic line is from the Disney movie, Lilo and Stitch, but it reminds of the parable of the lost sheep.

"When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost." - Luke 15:5-6 NRSV

When we feel lonely, lost, or if we have strayed away from God in our spiritual life, the Father rescues us and makes sure nobody is left behind. We are all part of one family with God.

Do you need spiritual direction? Take a look at the Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia website.

Ignatian Spiritual Direction - Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia Your spiritual director will be alert to the characteristic themes of Ignatian Spirituality, grounded in the Spiritual Exercises. These include a sense of

As St Ignatius recommends in the Discernment of Spirits. Resist the urge to keep it to yourself. Discuss your dilemma with a trusted person. 😊

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Let us join together in prayer with the words of Pedro Arrupe, SJ: "Grant me, O Lord, to see everything now with new eyes..."

When making a difficult decision, do you use your brain or "follow your heart"?

"...consolation isn’t always what it seems. Sometimes it’s false consolation that the evil spirit uses to deceive us. False consolation can blind us to things that need to change; it can lead us to make bad decisions."

Counterfeit Consolation - Ignatian Spirituality The second set of rules for discernment is about exposing counterfeit consolation, explains Jim Manney.

Join Gillian Stephens and Chris Kennedy as they guide you through this Spiritual Exercise – Revival – 15 Minutes.

Gillian and Chris are Ignatian Spiritual Directors and Givers of the Full Spiritual Exercises with JISA Faber in Queensland. They are also facilitators of Being with God in Nature Contemplative Walks, and Chris is a Giver of the First Spiritual Exercises and God’s Field Hospital Exercises.

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Revival - Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia Join Gillian Stephens and Chris Kennedy as they guide you through this Spiritual Exercise – Revival – 15 Minutes.

We are inspired by Ignatian Spirituality. Fr. James Martin, SJ suggests that Ignatian Spirituality can be defined as consisting of these 4 elements:

1. Finding God in all things
2. Becoming a contemplative in action
3. Looking at the world in an incarnational way
4. Seeking freedom and detachment

[Source: The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything (2010)]

* We are friends in the Lord. *
* We are contemplatives in action. *
* We are men and women for others.*

All for the greater glory of God.