God In All Things

By Andy Otto

What's God In All Things about?

This podcast hopes to find God in all things, mulling over questions about God from an Ignatian perspective, reflecting on scripture, and being attentive to how God permeates the moments of our exciting and mundane life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support

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God In All Things episodes:

04.15.2024
The Fear & Greed Index?
Fear and greed are powerful drivers in our financial lives, but the Gospel calls us to a different way of relating to money and possessions. Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching can inspire us to make choices rooted in love,...
04.01.2024
WALL-E is an Easter Story
In a world marked by darkness and despair, this unlikely tale of a lonely robot reminds us of the resilience of life and the transformative power of love. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
02.26.2024
Discerning Authentic Reverence
Ignatius says reverence is part of our purpose in God. But is reverence about how you dress in church or your posture in prayer? Yes and no. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
02.05.2024
Reimagining Original Sin: A Journey Towards Wholeness
Original Sin isn't just about guilt, but a path to rediscovering our true selves and our relationship with God and all creation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
01.15.2024
Ignatian Resilience: Navigating the Tumult
Ignatius offers tools for us to stay resilient in the storms and uncertainties of life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
12.20.2023
An He Is Named – An Audio Meditation
The scriptures present many names for God, drawing out the many characteristics of an infinite Creator who is both personal and transcendent. The prophet Isaiah offers four specific names for Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of...
12.11.2023
The Greatest Gifts: An Ignatian Journey Through Advent
What are we going to get God for Christmas? Let's explore the four gifts of Advent, their Ignatian connections, and how they become gifts for God. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
10.31.2023
The Spirituality of Generation Alpha: A Look Ahead
What will the faith and spirituality look like for those born between 2010-2025? How can Ignatian spirituality be a bridge for that generation? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
09.25.2023
The Traps of Worldly Anxiety
Explore the five main types of traps that hinder our freedom and block our connection to God. Find freedom through self-awareness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
08.21.2023
The Deep-Down-Things
A recent episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds highlights the compass of our inner movements and emotions, pointing to our true selves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
07.17.2023
Narratives of the Soul: Unearthing Our Desires through Story
Knowing our desires and fears can shape our life's journey. Through archetypal stories like fairy tales, we can begin to name our longings and begin to map out our journey to life in the divine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
07.03.2023
Time Rebels: Ignatian Discernment and Our Future Selves
How can we expand personal discernment into a process that considers how my choices affect generations to come? Being a 'time rebel' expands our view beyond the present, considering how God's project unfolds far beyond me here and now. --- Support...
06.19.2023
Suffering and God's Loving Accompaniment
What's is God's role in suffering? It might be helpful to see God as a parent who accompanies their child in pain. Written with the assistance of AI (GPT-4). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
05.15.2023
Navigating Life with God: More Than a Divine GPS
Ignatian spirituality encourages us to be active partners with God, rather than just blindly following turn-by-turn directions. Written with the assistance of AI (GPT-4). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
05.01.2023
An Abundance of Gifts
God gives and gifts abundantly. What can this tell us about the nature of gift giving? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
03.27.2023
Redefining Humanity: A Theological Perspective on AI
The rapid progression of AI technology raises theological and philosophical questions about what it means to be human. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
03.06.2023
The 5 Keys of Discernment
Use the five keys of discernment to find clarity and direction in all your decisions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
02.20.2023
Seeking What I Already Have
We are all seekers, longing for inner peace and purpose. What if we already had what we were seeking all along? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
01.30.2023
Pope Francis on Discernment
Pope Francis' recent catechises on discernment offers some helpful perspectives on Ignatian decision-making, including the importance of time, setbacks, desire, and self-knowledge. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
01.16.2023
Holiness is Silly
Why do we "strive" for holiness as if it's something to attain? Holiness should not create separateness, but unity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
12.17.2022
Imagine Advent - Fourth Sunday
Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
12.10.2022
Imagine Advent - Third Sunday
Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
12.03.2022
Imagine Advent - Second Sunday
Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.26.2022
Imagine Advent - First Sunday
Enter into the mystery of this Advent's gospel readings using imaginative prayer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.14.2022
God's Kingdom is Found Within
Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Then what about finding God in all things? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.07.2022
Love is the Common Denominator
Andy reflects on the essential of love, in The Contemplatio podcast from Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Atlanta. Subscribe to The Contemplatio here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
10.24.2022
Library of the Soul
Enter the interior "library of your soul" in this new audio meditation. Through the metaphor of a library, explore the stacks and discover the titles and genres that have shaped who you are. This guided meditation offers prompts for you...
09.26.2022
Conforming God to My Unfreedoms
We sometimes try to conform God to our decisions, rather than the other way around. In his Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius explains how we often make a means an end in itself. We need both internal and external freedom. --- Support this...
09.10.2022
Finding God in AI
AI is going to transform our lives. How do we respond to it from a spiritual perspective? What are its implications? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
08.29.2022
Unhurried and Inefficient
Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God's kingdom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
08.15.2022
Seeking Real Life
There are "thin spaces" in our lives, places and moments in which we experience God's kingdom. What are the characteristics of such spaces? And how can we make our lives more kingdom-oriented? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
07.05.2022
Look Again! Coming Out of Narrow-Mindedness
Jesus invites us to "look again", to see the larger picture so we don't get caught up in our polarised and dualistic views. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
06.13.2022
The Essentials Lead to Heart-Knowing
Have you noticed how Jesus helps us focus on the essentials of faith? We tend to overcomplicate or over-theologise Christianity. Let's examine the value of being fed the essentials: about God and in our life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
05.16.2022
Guiding Principles
What are you prioritising in life? In other words, what are the big principles and values around which you organise your life? These principles will inform almost everything. Here are some ways to intentionally discern your life's guiding principles. --- Support...
05.02.2022
The Falling Away of the Old
Religion often becomes a program of certainty that doesn't fully embrace the dynamism of divine creativity, where moments like incarnation and resurrection cause old sacred paradigms to fall away. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
04.11.2022
Finding God In All I See, Finding God In You and Me
I am always on the lookout for children's books that convey the wisdom of Ignatian spirituality. This children's book witnesses to the central Ignatian principle of finding God in all things. I had the privilege to speak with author and...
04.04.2022
The Ordinariness of Lent
We still have some more time in Lent. So let's renew the purpose of this season! Jesus discovered that he was human and hungry and lonely. Lent is not so much about penances and bodily denial as it is a...
03.19.2022
War and Ego
We're all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war. This episode concludes with an adaptation of Ignatius' Two Standards meditation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
02.21.2022
Seeing the Whole
It's important to look at a piece of the jigsaw puzzle, but we must also know its context. In the spiritual life we must widen our gaze and see more of the whole picture. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
02.07.2022
Disney’s Encanto Is All About Seeing
Let's examine four main dichotomic themes in Disney's Encanto. There are spoilers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
01.24.2022
Inner Furniture
Within each of us is "inner furniture" that inhibits our full life in God. They can be past hurts, stereotypes, bad memories, religious wounds, and even our images of God. We find many examples in the Gospels of people who...
01.03.2022
Disidentifying with the False Self
We all struggle with a "shadow side" that gets us anxious or judgemental. Ignatius invites us to externalise this part of ourselves a bit so we can let our true selves emerge, the part of us that is compassionate and...
12.20.2021
The Dream of the Incarnation
What is the significance of the Incarnation? It was not just one moment, but continues to unfold God's dream for us and for the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
12.06.2021
Cura Personalis
How do we practically understand and live the Ignatian concept of 'cura personalis'? This is a talk I recently gave for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Seattle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.22.2021
Learning How to Rest
Your instructor for this lesson on rest: Jesus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.15.2021
Alma’s Way is the Ignatian Way
A new PBS Kids show speaks to the Ignatian pattern we see in the Examen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
11.01.2021
Feelings and Emotions: Be Curious in Prayer
Ignatius tells us that feelings are important guides in the spiritual life. How do we discern what feelings are telling us? How do we know they are leading us to God? Be curious. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support
10.11.2021
The Fruits of the Spirit(s)
How do we know we're moving toward union with God? Simple: we can know that by the fruits we see. Ignatius and Paul may use different words, but they're in sync with the idea of "living by the Spirit". --- Support...
09.27.2021
The Motivations Beneath Desires: Why They’re Important
If we dig beneath the desires of our hearts we will discover deeper core motivations for those desires. They're ultimately for God or the ego. Here are a couple ways we can dig down and uncover those motivations. --- Support this...
09.06.2021
Sacred Stories: Scripture and Lived Experience
Our image of God depends on how we understand the Bible. Is the Bible a moral rulebook or does it present a larger Truth about humanity's experience with God told through stories? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/god-in-all-things/support

What's God In All Things about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

God In All Things episodes:

The Fear & Greed Index?

WALL-E is an Easter Story

Discerning Authentic Reverence

Reimagining Original Sin: A Journey Towards Wholeness

Ignatian Resilience: Navigating the Tumult

An He Is Named – An Audio Meditation

The Greatest Gifts: An Ignatian Journey Through Advent

The Spirituality of Generation Alpha: A Look Ahead

The Traps of Worldly Anxiety

The Deep-Down-Things

Narratives of the Soul: Unearthing Our Desires through Story

Time Rebels: Ignatian Discernment and Our Future Selves

Suffering and God's Loving Accompaniment

Navigating Life with God: More Than a Divine GPS

An Abundance of Gifts

Redefining Humanity: A Theological Perspective on AI

The 5 Keys of Discernment

Seeking What I Already Have

Pope Francis on Discernment

Holiness is Silly

Imagine Advent - Fourth Sunday

Imagine Advent - Third Sunday

Imagine Advent - Second Sunday

Imagine Advent - First Sunday

God's Kingdom is Found Within

Love is the Common Denominator

Library of the Soul

Conforming God to My Unfreedoms

Finding God in AI

Unhurried and Inefficient

Seeking Real Life

Look Again! Coming Out of Narrow-Mindedness

The Essentials Lead to Heart-Knowing

Guiding Principles

The Falling Away of the Old

Finding God In All I See, Finding God In You and Me

The Ordinariness of Lent

War and Ego

Seeing the Whole

Disney’s Encanto Is All About Seeing

Inner Furniture

Disidentifying with the False Self

The Dream of the Incarnation

Cura Personalis

Learning How to Rest

Alma’s Way is the Ignatian Way

Feelings and Emotions: Be Curious in Prayer

The Fruits of the Spirit(s)

The Motivations Beneath Desires: Why They’re Important

Sacred Stories: Scripture and Lived Experience