Ignatian Spirituality
There are two definitions of Ignatian Spirituality, with the first being rooted in spiritual freedom. What is the first definition of Ignatian Spirituality?
Freedom from, freedom for
What happened to St. Ignatius during the battle of Pamplona?
His leg was shattered by a cannonball
The Examen is a prayer intended to indicate/reveal what?
To find God in daily experiences
What is the name of the prayer/beaded device used to meditate on the mysteries of Jesus' life alongside Mary?
The Rosary
What are the series of meditations and prayers created by St. Ignatius that help guide people toward spiritual freedom through four weeks typically done in silence?
The spiritual exercises
The second definition of Ignatian Spirituality is more of a worldview that recognizes within every moment and creature there is an opportunity to encounter God. What is the term for this definition?
Finding God in all things
Ignatius and his friends used to refer to themselves as "Friends in the Lord" before they formally organized themselves into what order?
Society of Jesus, AKA the Jesuits
FALSE. Tailoring to specific themes is actually encouraged!
What is the most traditional way to begin and end Christian prayer?
The Sign of the Cross
What is the first principle and foundation?
The human person is created to praise, reverence, and serve God, and by doing so saves their soul. All of creation is to help with the pursuit of this.
Another key component of ignatian Spirituality is that it is a Spirituality of desire, emotion, passion, and relationship, not just about "knowing" the right things. What is the name of this concept?
A Spirituality of the Heart.
What books did St. Ignatius read during his recovery at Loyola castle?
The Life of Christ and the lives of the Saints.
What are the five parts of the Examen IN ORDER?
Presence, Gratitude, Review, Forgiveness, Look to the Future
What tradition uses an introspective path intended to reach enlightenment and freedom from physical attachment and suffering?
Buddhism
What is the name for the practice of explicitly naming a blessing or growth you are requesting from God at the beginning of a prayer or reflection?
Ignatian Spirituality asks people to analyze the realities of their lived experience primarily through what practice?
The Examen
Where did St. Ignatius have his intense experience with interior trials, anxiety over past sins, and brief moments of despair?
Hint: this is also where Ignatius had his moment of illumination at the Cardoner River
Manresa
What is the purpose of opening and closing rituals in a prayer life?
To establish prayer as a consistent habit.
The Hindu tradition uses Yoga and Mantra to both control the senses and do what with the divine within each of us?
What is the name for the Catholic Church's official cyclic prayer based on the psalms?
The Liturgy of the Hours
What is the name for the three-part key vision of Ignatian Spirituality as the choice to live more intentionally in a relationship with God and to serve others?
"A vision of Life, Work, and Love."
Where did Ignatius spend the last part of his life serving as the Superior General of the Society of Jesus?
Rome
Instead of praying over abstract concepts, Ignatius encourages using the Examen to train yourself to view your day in what way?
As concrete moments and experiences that are potential encounters with God.
What is the name for either prayer in the Christian tradition that uses scripture to enter into a passage?
What is the term for the concept of an inner balance that allows a person to choose what leads to God despite the worldly outcome?
Ignatian Indifference