Graced History / Hopeful Future: A Morning of Reflection

Hope does not disappoint (Romans 5:5). St. Ignatius of Loyola invites us to look back to look forward, an essential prayer practice of reviewing our day and our life through the lens of God's love. Seeing how God has journeyed with us today and in the past helps us recognize God's presence and invitation in our lives so we can move forward in hope. Hope opens new horizons (Pope Francis). Our morning of reflection will offer us an opportunity to trace and savor the paths of grace and hope in our parish's communal journey with God. Identifying this hope history will orient us to how the Spirit is nudging us forward into new life. 

RSVP required by 6/2, so we can share advance material with participants!

Light refreshments and lunch (optional) are included.

Catherine M. Kelly, M.Div., Director of Spiritual Formation, Retreats & Christian Life Community, St. Mark's Parish-UBC, Vancouver, Canada

Catherine is a former St. Agnes parishioner (2000-8), lector, Eucharistic minister, and parish council member, and helped launch teen and young adult ministry at the parish. She and her husband were married at St. Agnes. Catherine is a gifted formator, spiritual director, teacher, and retreat facilitator in several areas, including Ignatian spirituality and discernment. Catherine guides spiritual formation for students and non-students through Christian Life Community (CLC), a worldwide lay apostolate rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. A former attorney, editor and grant writer, Catherine is passionate about seeking and finding God in all things. She received her Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.