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    Becky Eldredge

    Becky Eldredge is a writer and spiritual director in Baton Rouge, LA. The author of Busy Lives & Restless Souls and The Inner Chapel, Becky holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Education from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans. She has her Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Spring Hill College. Becky has been involved in ministry for more than 15 years, with the majority of her work in retreat ministry and adult faith formation. While ministry is one of her passions, her greatest joy is sharing life with her husband, Chris, and her children, Brady, Abby, and Mary.

    Becky's Books

    • Busy Lives & Restless Souls
    • The Inner Chapel: Embracing the Promises of God

    The Pope and Retreat

    Reflecting on Pope Benedict's resignation, what's interesting to me is that the pope's last day comes shortly after his annual Lenten retreat. What perfect timing! I am reminded of...

    Preparation for Lent

    St. Ignatius throughout the Spiritual Exercises suggests that we prepare ourselves before we enter into the specific exercise. He suggests preparing the night before: “After retiring, just before falling...

    Quiet Nothingness

    There are times in our prayer lives that we feel God is absent, or we struggle to feel or hear God in prayer. Those dry periods of prayer are...

    Litany of Gratitude for Ignatian Tools

    There is that old adage that says, “When God closes one door, God opens another one.” When my husband and I were overwhelmed with the closing of a door...

    What the Spiritual Exercises Taught Me about the Incarnation

    The Incarnation gets me deep down in my core and it stirs intense emotions within me of awe, joy, and gratitude that occasionally bring tears to my eyes. I...

    How to Find a Spiritual Director

    Becky Eldredge offers some advice for how to find a spiritual director.