Virginia Herbers
Author, speaker, spiritual director
Writing Samples
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Ponder for yourself today: how are you doing? What is it that you most need? And how might your own memory of things long past lead you straight to it?
Three Lessons I Learned from a Squirrel
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I have learned that when we have something in our lives that we want to let go of, that we have decided to let go of, that we are ready to let go of, rather than asking, "How do I do this?" maybe we could ask, "How will the free fall free me?"
The Freedom of Freefall: Just Let Go.
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We ask for gifts from God, but we know exactly how we want them to come to us. Nicely. Neatly. Without any pain or suffering or difficulty or effort. Just a heavenly infusion, please. But that's not at all the way it works, is it?
Ask, but Beware: You Just Might Receive
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
In writing about "who I am," I first claim to be a disciple of Christ. Born into a large German-Irish Catholic environment, my faith and my family have been the most influential formators of my life. The entirety of my life has been in ministry with God's people, and now, in addition to my role as Director of Jesuit Mission Formation at Saint Louis University, I also serve as a speaker, spiritual director, author, and advocate for youth who have survived the horrors of sex trafficking. Tending to the broken Heart of Christ in the wounded members of his body, the People of God, is my deepest life's calling; finding God in all people and things is my greatest joy.
I believe in the power of good, I believe in the moral imperative to do good, and most importantly, I believe that in the end, what will be most lasting in our life history is the good we have done.
My passion is writing and speaking about the intersection of the Christian Gospels and our lived realities. And I'm also pretty passionate about chocolate...
But first, the Gospel. And the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I believe there is no more relevant spirituality in today's world than the spirituality that calls us to live from the Heart, and to do so with an Ignatian spirituality that recognizes God's presence all around us--especially in the most surprising and unexpected of places. If I am invited to speak, write, or reflect, odds are pretty good that this will be a theme to which I return again. And again. And again.
Our world needs the love of Christ. May that love impel us to approach every person, situation, and circumstance in which we find ourselves with a tender and fierce commitment, believing that we have the power to set the world on fire with goodness.
Let us all live gratefully. Gratitude and grace have the power to transform our world. Let's start today. Together.
SAMPLE TALK TOPICS from PAST PRESENTATIONS
SACRED HEART SPIRITUALITY
Sacred Heart Devotion
for Today
A Contemporary Look at Reparation
Tending to the Broken Hearted
The Body of Christ: Historical, Ecclesial, Incarnational & Sacramental
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
The Spiritual Exercises
Discernment of Spirits
Personal & Communal Discernment
From Setback to Comeback
Seeking & Finding God in All Things
From Loyola to Rome: A Pilgrim's Journey
SPIRITUALITY for the CHURCH
The Theology of Encounter
Praying with the Saints
Advent Preparations
Lenten Journeying
At the Foot of the Cross
Being an Easter People
Mary for Today
A LIVED SPIRITUALITY
Persisting Gratitude
Ordinary Faithfulness
The Scourge of Human Trafficking
The Dignity of the Human Person in an Age of AI
Facilitating Community in the Workplace
Imago Dei: The Spirit of God at Work in Us
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