Retreat – Beth M. Knobbe

To Know, To Love, and To Follow: “This is so YOU!”

August 24, 2020 Beth Knobbe

I am excited to join Becky Eldredge and friends as a regular contributor to the blog “Into the Deep: Exploring Ignatian Spirituality through the Voices of Women”. This month’s blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus! Photo by Pablo… Continue reading To Know, To Love, and To Follow: “This is so YOU!”

In Memory of Joe Palmisano, SJ

December 30, 2015July 1, 2020 Beth Knobbe

A Jesuit friend assured me that they only invite the most wise and experienced spiritual directors to serve on the 30-day retreat. I’d had some not-so-great directors on shorter retreats, so my biggest concern about completing the Spiritual Exercises was whether or not I’d have a good spiritual director. If you have to maintain sacred… Continue reading In Memory of Joe Palmisano, SJ

It’s Got a Nice Ring to It

August 17, 2012August 16, 2020 Beth Knobbe

I’ve always wanted a ring. It doesn’t have to be an engagement ring or wedding band, and I certainly don’t imagine a guy getting down on one knee. I’ve just always wanted a ring. Last summer, much to my surprise, I found it! I was browsing along the Rocky Neck Art Colony, not at all… Continue reading It’s Got a Nice Ring to It

30 Days of Silence: If You Never Get Lost, You Never Get Found

July 31, 2012October 25, 2020 Beth Knobbe

Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Ignatius was a great spiritual pilgrim, and his path to following Jesus is well documented in his Spiritual Exercises. I am grateful for so many people, men and women, lay and religious, Jesuit and others – who have been… Continue reading 30 Days of Silence: If You Never Get Lost, You Never Get Found