"Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come!" - Song of Songs 2:13b Join the Women, Arise! group from St Ignatius Parish in Portland for a retreat about God’s love for us and our love for God. Saturday, February 13, 2021 via Zoom 10am – noon Presenters: Tara Ludwig of the Faber Institute & Ana Guizado To register visit the St. Ignatius website at Retreat Sign up Questions?  Contact Beth at bschaller@sipdx.org.

Join us for this nourishing retreat for mothers of all ages, from new moms with babies to empty nesters and grandmothers.  Tara Ludwig, Spiritual Director at Faber Institute and mother of three little ones, will act as Retreat Director, guiding us through a reverent exploration of the power of “Mother”.  Together, we will consider how our spiritual capacities as mothers create depth and meaning within our own homes and families, as well as empower us as agents of tenderness in…

Meal of Our Lord and the Apostles (John 21) by James Tissot “Recollection” is a 16th century word that meant, and means, “serious concentration of thought,” especially in a religious context. Its meaning also, by the early 17th century included the accompanying inner disposition needed for such “recollection” to happen: “composure, calmness of mind, self-possession.” Finally, by the mid-17th century, “recollection” also meant “the action of recalling something to the memory … the mental operation by which objects or ideas…