Lisa Kelly

Lisa Kelly is a wife, mother, and Ignatian Associate living in Omaha, Nebraska. She works to help organizations integrate spirituality into their planning and systems. She and her husband, Tom, completed the 19th Annotation in 2005, just prior to spending two years living in the Dominican Republic with their three young children, supporting the work of the Jesuit Institute for Latin American Concern. Additionally they have lived in El Salvador and Bolivia for extended periods.

Where Did That Come From?

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. From out of nowhere, my phone rings. I check the number. One of two things is likely to...

Purpose in this Moment

This post is by Lisa Kelly, as she begins An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. So often in our lives we want that big picture, the clear road map, the understanding of...

I’m Off on an Adventure

This post is by Lisa Kelly, as she prepares to begin An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.  The eyes of a penitent lower as a blackened thumb outlines the shape of a...

Who Are You?

When the priests and Levites questioned John the Baptist in the wilderness, they asked him “Who are you?” John responded by testifying “I am the voice of one crying...

Three Ingredients in a Recipe for Gratitude

So many times a day we say “thank you” out of nothing more than common courtesy at best or, at worst, out of habit, with no realization that we...

Invitations from God

There is a brilliant scene in the first Harry Potter book in which ten-year-old Harry receives a letter in the mail that his Uncle Vernon refuses to let him...