I was reading the latest issue of Lifelong Faith Journal, and found an article titled "Why Children Need Ignatian Spirituality." Yeah. Really. We can dig into the definition later if you want, but what caught my eye was a way of having a conversation with your children about their day.
Have you ever asked your child "What did you do at school today?" only to get an indifferent "Nothing." in response? This article's authors (Tim and Sue Muldoon), propose a different set of questions.
-What was something that made you happy today?
-What was something that made you feel sad?
-What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
Following a conversation around these questions, you might then thank God for what made them happy, ask for God's help for the things that caused sadness, and ask God to be with them in what comes the next day.
I'm going to try it with my grandson the next time I see him. If you try it with your family, let me know how it goes. I'll be waiting to hear all about it!
(If you'd like to peruse the whole article you may find it here:
Lifelong Faith Journal
Have you ever asked your child "What did you do at school today?" only to get an indifferent "Nothing." in response? This article's authors (Tim and Sue Muldoon), propose a different set of questions.
-What was something that made you happy today?
-What was something that made you feel sad?
-What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
Following a conversation around these questions, you might then thank God for what made them happy, ask for God's help for the things that caused sadness, and ask God to be with them in what comes the next day.
I'm going to try it with my grandson the next time I see him. If you try it with your family, let me know how it goes. I'll be waiting to hear all about it!
(If you'd like to peruse the whole article you may find it here:
Lifelong Faith Journal