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About This Online Retreat
“What is your image of God?” is among the most fundamental questions raised as a spiritual director enters into a spiritual direction relationship. In this time of great turmoil in our world and nation, we invite spiritual directors to return to this fundamental question. What is your image of God now? Who and where has God been for you — in the Pandemic, in the sustained outrage at systemic racism, in the political chaos, and in the midst of your own community and the lives of your family and friends?
We invite you to reflect on the ways that your image of God has developed (or continues to develop) over time, and to explore ways that you might facilitate with others more expansive images of God.
About Our Presenters
Emily Egan serves as a Campus Minister at Boston College where she directs the Arrupe International Immersion program which hopes to inspire students towards a faith that seeks justice. After growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts she received her B.A. and M.A. in Theological Studies from Loyola University Chicago. Emily is a trained restorative justice circle keeper from Community Justice for Youth Institute in Chicago, IL and holds a certification in spiritual direction from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones and contributing to community-based organizations such as the Boston Chapter of the Ignatian Spirituality Project.
Luis (Xavier) Benavides, SJ, was born in San Antonio, TX, and is part of the West Coast Province of the Jesuits. Fr. Benavides has Philosophy and English Degrees from Texas A&M University, an MA in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He worked in a variety of places before joining the Jesuits, including Microsoft, Cisco, Amazon, Oxfam America and the National Council of Churches. Since joining the Jesuits, he has been serving as a spiritual director for the last 5 years and helped lead the 19th Annotation program at St. Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill, MA this past year. He is working toward his Master of Divinity at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and was ordained a deacon this past September. He is serving his pastoral placement with Our Lady of Grace Church in Chelsea and St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Revere.