{"id":1349,"date":"2020-04-24T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/towersoffaith.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2020-04-24T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T23:00:52","slug":"st-ignatius-loyola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelondonbiker.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/st-ignatius-loyola\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Ignatius Loyola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding God in all Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By Sr. Gemma Simmonds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St. Ingatius of Loyola, a talk by Sister Gemma Simmonds\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFebew5EuxY?start=24&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) is chiefly known outside the Roman Catholic church for his Spiritual Exercises, which are increasingly popular beyond the borders of his own faith community.&nbsp; Recognizably a mystic in the medieval tradition he &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>founded the missionary Society of Jesus or Jesuit order whose members have been famous as scientists, explorers, schoolteachers, artists, musicians and builders.&nbsp; One Jesuit motto, \u2018For the greater glory of God\u2019 points to a striving for excellence in all human achievements, while the other, \u2018Finding God in all things\u2019 suggests that holiness is found in the ordinary.&nbsp; The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises above all point to the graced and redeemed life being one that is lived to the full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towersoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5db662b0-4226-40f4-9b17-4f1abd4b6036.jpg?resize=256%2C249&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sr Gemma Simmonds\" class=\"wp-image-991\" width=\"256\" height=\"249\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gemma Simmonds<\/strong> is a sister of the Congregation of Jesus, founded by Mary Ward (1585-1609).&nbsp; She is a senior lecturer in pastoral theology based at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge where she is director of the Religious Life Institute.&nbsp; She lectured in Christian Spirituality at Heythrop College, University of London from 2005 until its closure in 2018, specializing in Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian tradition.&nbsp; An international speaker and lecturer working in the fields of Christian spirituality and ecclesiology, she has been a missionary in Brazil and a chaplain in the Universities of Cambridge and London as well as a chaplaincy volunteer in Holloway Prison for 26 years.&nbsp; She is a regular broadcaster on religious matters on the BBC.&nbsp; Her book, The Way of Ignatius, was published by SPCK for Lent 2019 and was serialised as the Lenten retreat on Pray As You Go https:\/\/pray-as-you-go.org&nbsp; Her most recent book, Treasuring God\u2019s Word is published by Pauline Books and Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulineuk.org\/browse\/books\/pauline\/marian\/item\/treasuring-gods-word\/9781904785750\">https:\/\/www.paulineuk.org\/browse\/books\/pauline\/marian\/item\/treasuring-gods-word\/9781904785750<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The talk will be given via Zoom &#8211; use <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84216999070?pwd=MG5kQ0VFVXpmM3E2RHpMWDBvMldBdz09\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a> to schedule the presentation in your Zoom App.  If you&#8217;re unable to join using the Zoom App you&#8217;ll be able to dial into the presentation on your phone using these details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+44 203 051 2874 <br>+44 203 481 5237 <br>+44 203 481 5240 <br>+44 131 460 1196 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting ID: 646 439 9143<br>Password: 973344<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the presentation a recording will be uploaded to this page.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towersoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Loyola.png?w=768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-992\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding God in all Things By Sr. Gemma Simmonds Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) is chiefly known outside the Roman Catholic church for his Spiritual Exercises, which are increasingly popular beyond the borders of his own faith community.&nbsp; 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