Sustaining Spirituality in social action: Catalyst & Network of Kindness

As people working for social justice it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless needs of our communities and the work we could be doing. When we live like this we run the risk of burning out, losing direction and our sense of purpose.

With this in mind, this joint Network of Kindness and Liverpool Catalyst session on November 24th will focus on ‘Sustaining Spirituality’. Building a contemplative practice that helps us to connect with God can help us to make better decisions, reconnect with our priorities and keep on going.

We’re delighted to welcome Ruth Holgate, Director of St Beuno’s Spirituality Centre in North Wales, to lead us through our session, from 9.30am - 12.30pm at St James in the City church, Liverpool. Ruth holds Master’s degrees in Theology, Psychology and Religion, and Pastoral Supervision.

She has spent 29 years working with Jesuits in spirituality centres, giving retreats and training spiritual directors and supervisors, as well as holding positions of leadership. She has also offered spiritual direction training outside the UK.

Ruth writes: “We live our lives trying to balance competing desires, influences, commitments, challenges, fears and voices. Navigating the many different aspects of life can, at times, feel confusing. We might find ourselves asking questions like:

• What is most important here?
• What is my experience saying to me?
• Where is God in all this?
• What does God want for me?

"These sessions will be on the art of Ignatian Discernment - practical and spiritual insights and practices that can help us to notice and respond to the ways in which God is at work in our lives and in the world. It will be structured around the two aspects of discernment: attending to God’s presence and action in our day to day activities & decision making in a faith context.”

Read our Q&A with Together Liverpool Executive Director James Green about Ignatian Discernment.

Liverpool Catalyst and the Network of Kindness bring together people from faith communities and charities across the Diocese of Liverpool area and Liverpool City Region to help build relationships, learn together and see our region transformed.

This event is free and open to all, and lunch is included. Read about the Catalyst network here, and find out more about joining the Network of Kindness here.

Lunch will be provided - please use the order form when booking your place to tell us about any dietary requirements or allergens and we will do our best to accommodate for these in the lunch provision, or let you know if this is not possible.

Please follow our social media @TogethLiv on Twitter or @TogetherLiverpool on Facebook for future Network of Kindness and Catalyst event dates coming up in February and June 2024. You can also join the Liverpool Catalyst Facebook group.