How to See God in All Things: Ignatian Spirituality and the Interior Life | Giovina Caroscio

Giovina Caroscio is a spiritual director at Mercy Spirituality Center, Rochester, New York, and has been steeped in Ignatian Spirituality for decades. In this conversation, she invites us to notice how God is unfailingly present in our joys, struggles, and in the ordinary moments of everyday life. She shares how we can discover our true identity as the child of an infinitely loving God, and what it means to live with that certitude. Together we explore:- How letting go in the midst of suffering can lead to deepening of being - What it means to have hope when everything is lost - How our imagination can lead us to encounter Jesus in the Gospel (Ignatian Contemplation)- How to discern the movement of the Spirit within- How to make decisions that lead to greater peace and wholeness - The practice of offering each day in gratitude (the Daily Examen)- The role of a spiritual director and prayer guide I felt an instant connection with Giovina — a sense of reverent joy in her presence. May this conversation transmit that same joy, and deepen your own walk with God.Learn more about Giovina Caroscio and Mercy Spirituality Center: https://www.mercyspiritualitycenter.org/Chapters00:00 A Child of God04:27 A Childhood Steeped in Faith06:59 What does it mean to receive Christ in the Eucharist?10:30 God Became Alive in a New Way: Becoming the Hands and Feet of Christ17:02 The Meaning of Suffering: Death and Resurrection26:57 Hope and Faith: When All Else is Lost34:32 Prayer is Coming to Know Myself and God in a Deeper Way44:28 From a Knight to a Saint: Ignatius of Loyola52:00 The Spiritual Exercises : Disposition Days56:44 A Psychological Recap of the Exercises01:00:41 Imaginative Prayer (Ignatian Contemplation):Entering into the Gospel01:12:24 Discernment: Understanding Consolation andDesolation in Ignatian Spirituality01:27:06 How to Make A Decision Leading to Peace01:39:59 Guiding People as a Spiritual Director to See HowGod is Present in Their Lives01:46:01 Seeing in Creation the Creator01:51:41 The Daily Examen: A Guided Meditation02:03:06 Praying through Sticky Thoughts and Feelings02:07:06 Death: Crossing over the Threshold into Ongoing Life02:15:10 Misconceptions about God and Spiritual Life02:20:47 Jesus Christ: He is the One who Holds my Hand02:24:45 Book and Author Recommendations02:25:40 All is GraceMusic for this episode is provided by Ben Bigelow. The episode was recorded at Mercy Spirituality Center, Rochester, New York.