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WorksheetsIgnatian Glossary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
A part of prayer from Ignatius Spiritual Exercises during which the person enters into a graced conversation with God, Jesus, or some figure in the Bible.
Colloquy
Magis
Ignatian Indifference
Desolation
Translated means “care for the whole person.” This means to value a person in all aspects of their being.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Cura Personalis
Contemplatio
Magis
The principle that all experiences and all things can bring us to an encounter with God. BUT we need to look for it, we need to seek the ways that God is present.
Discernment
Presupposition
Finding God in All Things
Contemplative in Action
Sifting through one’s moods and feelings to make a decision of where God is calling you/ what God is asking you to do.
Colloquy
Spiritual Discernment
Contemplative in Action
Consolation
Translated means “the more” - used when making a decision. We should strive for whatever leads to God’s greater glorification and our closer union with God.
Cura Personalis
Contemplatio
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Magis
The idea that we should hold different states of life (such as wealth or poverty, sickness or health) in balance, putting aside our human preferences in favor of that which better glorifies God and accomplishes God’s will.
Ignatian Indifference
Contemplative in Action
Men and Women For Others
Spiritual Discernment
The principle that you put as good/generous an interpretation on what someone says when you think they may have said something wrong. Giving people the benefit of the doubt.
Finding God in All Things
Magis
Presupposition
Contemplative in Action
A feeling of being distant from God - Often characterized by discouragement, a loss of faith, and greater selfishness, emptiness, or dissatisfaction.
Presupposition
Colloquy
Discernment
Desolation
Coined by Pedro Arrupe. The ideal of what kind of people Jesuit education should form. Combines both a spiritual life and physical acts of love and generosity.
Cura Personalis
Men and Women for and With Others
Presupposition
Magis
The idea that someone who is engaged in active work, should keep that balanced with an engaged prayer life and depth of reflection. Our prayer should inform our work and our work should inform our prayer.
Contemplative in Action
Magis
AMDG
Cura Personalis
The idea that all things we do should be for the greater glory of God. All our action should be oriented towards God.
Men and Women for Others
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG)
Spiritual Discernment
Consolation
