Later in life, I discovered that I loved being a pilgrim. Now that walking long distances does not come as easily, I have started to follow Ignatius the pilgrim, till I realized that we all are ‘cosmic pilgrims.’
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For my sixtieth birthday, I created a website entitled A Catholic Woman’s Place, where I poured all that I had learned about gender issues and Feminist theology. My hope was that every sort of Catholic woman (and man) would feel welcome there.
Some time later, I moved the blog from the website to its own site at blogger. It’s called A Seat At The Table. Over 1,500 posts can be found there, on a variety of topics.
Recently, I ran into trouble at Blogger and opened a blog by the same name here.
Finally, my love for the Camino and my hope that my husband and I would be walking the Via de la Plata, from Sevilla to Santiago, led me to start another blog, Strolling to Compostelle. I only write there once in a while.
This is amazing. First to hear about the incredible experience you have had.Secon to finally discover a way back to your blog.Coming home,a journey with several meanings.. I look forward to hearing more.
So good to find you, here, Deb!
Claire, I haven’t been able to access your blog for a long time and I’m so happy to be able to access it today. I could hardly believe that you had been at the course in Manresa as I almost signed up for it in December but then I had the opportunity to go to Israel with one of my professors so I chose to do that (however, that was cancelled). That must have been amazing to be in Spain studying Ignatian Spirituality so intensely and to do so with your spouse. What a blessing for you! I hope I will be able to continue to access your blog so I can hear more about this. Blessings.
The time in Manresa was extraordinary, and even more extraordinary maybe, it continues to be so. Yes, it was a blessing, and being able to do it with Paul made it even more so. If you ever have the opportunity to join the Course, and the desire as well, of course, don’t hesitate.
I hope to write more about it as time goes by.
Blessings as well, Lynda 🙂
I am glad that you moved to WordPress as I was able to find your blog! It is nice to meet a devotee of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I look forward to reading your previous material and new one experiences and insights.
Peace,
W. Ockham
http://www.teilhard.com
Thank you, William. I look forward to following your posts as well 🙂
claire
Hi Claire, I’m honored having you peeking in on my blog and for now wanting to follow along on my little journey….to walk the Santiago de Compostela is on my bucket list, as is to find my way to the Catholic Church—as a wayward, disgruntled Anglican…..Grace and Peace
You have a great blog and I am glad I came across it.
Walking to Santiago is life-changing, in a good sense :-), and I hope you can do it some day.
As to being a wayward, disgruntled Anglican, if you find your way to the Catholic Church, you will find there wayward, disgruntled folks as well.
Being a Catholic may be a headache, but never a bore. Mind you my hope now is to die a good Christian 🙂
Amen to that!!
🙂
Claire, thanks for signing up to follow my blog. I look forward to following you on your journey.
It will be fun to follow each other 🙂
You have a great blog, and the post today about the immersion into Jesuitness you and your husband recently underwent, resonates deeply with me as a graduate of a Jesuit college, and my wife and I converted and were baptized in our home parish of St. Ignatius Loyola, and I remain deeply engaged in study of all things Jesuit; thrilled with our Jesuit pope and a deep devotee of the great Jesuit scientist/theologian, Teilhard de Chardin.
I’m glad you like this, David.
My husband is also a graduate from a Jesuit college… For both of us as well, Ignatian spirituality has grown into a very important part of our life. Pope Francis and Teilhard are two heroes of mine as well.
This is an exciting time!
Thank you for taking the time to post here 🙂
Thank you for stopping by my blog and liking my post. I am new to St. Ignatius and the Jesuit community, but am interested in learning more about Ignatian spirituality.
My experience with Ignatian spirituality, Daniela, is that it is a vast endearing topic, the depths of which never stop surprising me and enchanting me. Ignatius is a fascinating man, a great mystic, and a generous soul.
You will find numbers of way of learning more about Ignatian spirituality and you seem to have started very well 🙂
Thanks.
Delighted to have found this blog here through wordpress. I look forward to more.
Welcome to this place 🙂 I’m glad you like it.
I plan to read your posts regularly, Claire. I, too, am a cancer survivor (Stage 2 Prostate) and consider.
Welcome, John, and Thank you. Cancer was very scary in a first stage and then turned out to be a blessing, because I started decluttering my psychological life.
Reading your comment this morning, I realize that my spiritual life had kicked in after I participated in a Cursillo in 1991. Cancer came in 1999, and boosted my spiritual life further.
Maybe life after cancer is filled with more gratitude and forgiveness than before.
Does this fit with your experience?
It looks like we have a lot in common. Thanks for the follow. I’m looking forward to walking with you for a while. Blessings. Mary
Yes, we seem to, Mary Adrienne. Journey with someone else is usually enriching for the while it lasts. I write this as someone who loves walking, and have walked with many different folks.
Blessings, indeed.
CLAIRE, I don’t know whether I ever mentioned this or not, but I was blessed to be part of the very first IGNATIAN IMMERSION at LA COVA, Manresa. Reading your post about your invitation to attend the Ignatian Immersion Course brought me back to my own experience, the wonderful people that made it possible, Javier Meloni with whom I studied in Paris … Maybe we will meet in New Orleans at some point as I travel there quite often, mostly to facilitate retreats at Our Lady of the Cenacle, formerly the Cenacle Retreat House in Metairie. Keep up the great work … Your blogs are balm for bruised pilgrims.
You did mention once that you had participated in the first Ignatian Immersion… But I did not know you had studied with Javier Melloni in Paris!
A good friend of mine happens to live in Metairie… I’m not in New Orleans very often, but a retreat would be a good reason to be there 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I noticed you’re now following the Compostelle blog. I hope to return to it soon.
I do enjoy your posts on FB and Tumbler 🙂
Thanks again.
Many thanks for the blog follow, Claire! Am a long time follower of your words of passion and wisdom. Grateful for your heart, the way you are using your gifts and sharing with the world: thank you. Wishing you very well!
You’re welcome, Kate. I’m glad I have come across your blog. I very much liked what I read there.
I thank you for your comments, they make my heart happy 🙂
Thank you I came across your blog this morning and was attracted by its title – can you tell me how to obtain further information about the Manresa course – as my background (and present) is in ignatian spirituality and am always ready to learn more
Greetings, Annette, and welcome.
You can find the Manresa course at covamanresa.cat. The direct link is http://covamanresa.cat/docs/ignatian_immersion_course.pdf.
If you have the opportunity to attend, do. It enriches beyond words…
Blessings on your Ignatian journey.
Thanks for the follow. Love the spirit of your blog and your thoughtful writing. Blessings and Peace! -Dennis
You’re welcome, Dennis. It is my pleasure. Truly 🙂
Clearly, Claire, I will love your blog all the more if the Holy Spirit inspires me to inspire you. I am so glad you liked the prayer I sent to you, and which I translated in English with the help of my dear wife Terry… Spiritual friendship was highlighted by Francis of Sales as the best there can be… I concur!
It’s only afterwards that I thought YOU might have translated it and so I should be giving yours and Terry’s name. I will do this as soon as we are back.