ignatians-anglicansandfriends's Space

Hello, it's great to see a few of us on here already. I decided to suggest the idea of a separate, continuous space to discuss the links between Ignatian, Anglican and Jesuit traditions and spirituality because the thread continued for quite a while on linkedin. I know I at least had a lot of other questions I wanted to ask others for thoughts about. So I wonder if each of us might say something about what brought us all here? What in your experience draws you to both Ignatian and Anglican traditions? What do you hope will come from discussing these links with a group of people on a more regular basis? These questions are just ideas of ways to introduce ourselves to each other. Please feel free to change them and other thoughts!

I'll be glad to start.

I'm Sarah and I was introduced to Ignatian spirituality by an Episcopal priest. The interesting thing was that I did not really know I was delving into such a rich additional tradition to my own- for me, learning the examen of conscience became a way of knowing my own Anglican tradition more fully. So, since that time, they have always been linked. But I became more explicitly interested in the links as I started to explore Ignatian spirituality more in its own right and, as I did so, I found myself around many Episcopalians/Anglicans who did not have experience with the Ignatian and Jesuit traditions. Most spiritual direction programs I found, for example, were Benedictine in their approach (at least in Colorado where I ran into many spiritual directors in training). I began to wonder why we do not draw as often upon Ignatian spirituality, and since then have been reflecting on this. There is more I can add but I will leave it at that now ...

Sarah