Article:
• Ignatius of Loyola —
  Model of Lay Spirituality

Sites:
• Ecology Project, Guelph

Books:
• Twenty-Four Spiritual
   Exercises for the New
   Story of Universal
   Communion

The Ignatian Story

In 1522 , Ignatius had a mystical experience along the Cardoner River outside of Manresa
that was foundational to his spirituality and the development of the Exercises. He had a
sense of being immersed in God. “He was given a deep sense of how all creatures emanate rom God and, in Christ, return to God; how Jesus Christ completes human nature in taking our flesh; and how Christ is present in the Sacrament. He grasped that God’s plan is really a project that each person on earth contributes to, and how what God hopes for us rises in our consciousness and, by God’s grace, free enactment.” As he gazed at the river, Ignatius received the insight that a person can’t step into the same river twice; that God’s plan is continually unfolding and that all of creation, past, present, and future are one. And we are co-creators in this plan.

In this section we will explore how the Ignatian view of 'encountering God in all things' calls us to full participation in the Universe Story as individuals and as community.