During your time in this program, you have made a journey of prayer and reflection. You have explored the holistic Celtic spiritual vision, which offers a profound and powerful testimony to the capacity of Christians to offer hope-filled alternatives to existing societies. You then made a personal journey through The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola in which you came to an appreciation of God‘s love and your personal relationship with Jesus Christ as well as your capacity to respond to God‘s love by sharing in Christ redemption mission in our world. Hopefully, you have felt supported and sustained during the spiritual adventures.
 
Now, you are invited to embark on a new journey as you incarnate God‘s love in the world through acts of service and companionship, to others. You will participate in building “colonies of heaven” which offer hope to our fellow creatures, both human and non-human. to respond to that invitation, and to fulfill the purposes, for which God created you, you need to find the sources of nourishment that will help you grow in your faith and in your confident ability to engage the challenges you will face.
 
Even though you will find companions along the way, your journey with God will remain unique to you. So, it will be important as you embark on this new adventure that you find the resources to deepen in your faith, prayer, and professional expertise. This involves considerations of the following topics.
 

Prayer

You will need to strengthen and regulate your habits of prayer in order that you remain in an intimate relationship with God and remain able to discern the actions in your lives, which will give glory to God.

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Spiritual Reading

Reading has the potential to be one of the greatest resources you have at your disposal as you move forward in your own spiritual life, allowing you to learn from the testimony of those who preceded you.

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Spiritual Companionship

As you deepen in your prayer and in your understanding of your specific vocation, you should always remember that you are not alone. One of the sources of strength you have in your spiritual journey is the companionship of others.

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Personal Research and Education

Inspired by God to pursue the unique activities to which you can contribute, you will also find it helpful to develop habits of self-education which will allow you to connect the issues and concerns of your social or cultural life with the spiritual leadings emerging from your prayer.

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Sharing your Gifts with Others

Responding to God’s invitation to share with others the Good News you have received from your prayer and reflection involves exploration and experimentation. Like all the concerns listed above, the form of your witness will depend on your gifts and personality.

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