Spiritual Leadership

I have included pictures from the Spiritual Leadership workshop that I am giving with Josephine Lunga for the Ignatian Spirituality Center. We are using the framework of Chris Lowney's book, Heroic Leadership that describes the four characteristics associated with Jesuit leadership over the centuries: self-awareness, ingenuity, courage and love. We have over 30 participants and they are divided between Jesuits (8 second year novices), religious and lay men and women.

Last night we had a community sending prayer for Peter Bwanali, SJ and Charles Chalinda, SJ, who are the delegates from Zambia/Malawi for the General Congregation. Peter and Charles are members of the St. Ignatius community. The 35th General Congregation opens in Rome on Monday with the tasks of accepting the resignation of Father Kolvenbach and electing a new General for the Society. The Congregation will also develop documents that will help guide the Society in the coming years. The Oregon Province delegates are John Whitney, SJ and Pat Lee, SJ. Please keep the Congregation in your prayers. The Congregation is expected to be in session until the first of March.