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    God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary
    God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary
    God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary
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    God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary

    By Andy Otto

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    Where do you seek God? Are you waiting for him to appear in a monumental, life-altering event?

    In God Moments, Catholic blogger Andy Otto shows you how to discover the unexpected beauty of God’s presence in the story of ordinary things and in everyday routines like preparing breakfast or walking in the woods.  Drawing on the Ignatian principles of awareness, prayer, and discernment, Otto will help you discover the transforming power of God’s presence in your life and better understand your place in the world.

    Andy Otto found God’s presence in surprising moments during his life—when, as a Jesuit scholastic, he taught children in Jamaica and also as he discerned the call to marriage with his wife. By combining elements of Ignatian spirituality with the lessons that came from his experiences, Otto identified three practices that helped him find God in all things:
    • Awareness—Gain an understanding that God is present in the ordinary messiness of our lives such as battle with depression or sharing in the struggle of a friend.
    • Prayer—Develop a prayer life using Ignatian practices such as asking for a morning grace and examining how your prayer was answered at the end of the day. That way you can focus on a personal relationship with God that finds everyday physical activities such as making a meal as an opportunity to talk to him.
    • Discernment—The more you are aware of God’s presence and draw closer to him in prayer, the better you can learn how to plug into God’s narrative of the world in a way that enables you to participate in the divine story through the use of your gifts and talents.  
    With God Moments as a guide, you’ll have a better understanding of how to seek personal wholeness in the reality of God’s presence in the ordinary and learn to accept his invitation to participate in his transformation of the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAve Maria Press
    Release dateApr 7, 2017
    ISBN9781594716485
    God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary
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    Andy Otto

    Andy Otto is a Catholic writer, speaker, blogger, spiritual director, and podcaster who teaches theology and is the campus minister at Mercy High School in Red Bluff, California. Otto earned a degree in communications from Curry College in 2006 and spent almost three years as a Jesuit seminarian before discerning marriage. He earned a master's degree in theology and ministry from the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College in 2015. Otto created and edits God In All Things and he also founded the website Ignatian Resources. He previously worked as programming and acquisitions coordinator at CatholicTV. He has contributed to Busted Halo, America magazine, Millennial Journal, and EcoJesuit. Otto and his wife, Sarah, live in Chico, California.

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      It was a joy to read this. Andy and I shared a room in the Jesuit novitiate years ago and shared many, many evenings discussing our faith and prayer experiences. This book took me back to that little house once again.

      Andy's stories come from his personal journey, but they speak to a broader experience of God that any of us can find. His earnestness and intimacy invite the reader to journey with him through both profound and mundane moments, and discover for themselves that the divine is everywhere.

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