Parish Mission 2012

My dear parishioners, the time of the Mission of Lent has come and gladly I want to introduce to you Mr. Cliff Knighten, who we will lead us in reflection, prayer and meditation from Sunday March 11th to Tuesday 13th at 7PM in the Parish Hall.

Cliff oversees the new online Master of Arts in Spirituality program at Oblate School of Theology. He is also an active spiritual director, retreat leader, and teacher in the areas of prayer, spirituality, mysticism, and Scripture. He has taught extensively in Oblate’s Tepeyac Westside program, most recently on Ignatian spirituality and St. John of the Cross-. He earned a Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies from Denver Seminary and recently completed a Master of Arts in Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology. He also is a graduate of the Spiritual Director Preparation Program at The Center for Spiritual Growth and the Contemplative Life here in San Antonio.

Cliff made the full Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in daily life in 2009. Since then he has studied Ignatian spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises with Fr. Joe Tetlow, S.J. at Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House in Dallas and with Dr. Renata Furst here in San Antonio. He is also a member of Spiritual Directors International, the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, and the American Academy of Religion. Cliff and his wife Susan have been married for 31 years and have two grown children. They are expecting their first grandchild in March.

I am very grateful with God for this opportunity that we're going to have in these days of Lent to deepen the life and thought of one of the saints that have most influenced the history and spirituality of the Catholic Church: St. Ignatius of Loyola, and with Cliff for his time and availability. On the back of these lines you will find a brief biography of St. Ignatius. I invite you to pray for the Universal Church and for the intentions of His Holiness Benedict XVI, for our parish community, and for Cliff and his intentions. May the Spirit of God help us all on this journey towards Easter!

With love and gratitude,

 

Fr. Agustin