Becky Eldredge's Blog

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers   Dear friends, I recently gave a week-long retreat for the Southern region of the Leadership Conference of Women’s Religious. It was a humbling experience to stand in a room filled with twenty-four Religious Sisters and facilitate a retreat for them. Our theme was “Hope […]

The post The Mighty Oaks of God’s Creation appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, I recently attended a retirement party for one of my mentors, Sr. Dot Trosclair, OP. We gathered at Archbishop Aymond’s home to celebrate Sr. Dot’s decades of ministry that included the last 15 years as Executive Director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans […]

The post The Gift of Mentorship appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From a Word from Becky, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, I knew it would be hard, but I was not fully prepared to send our son to college. Chris and I kept a list of items to teach Brady before college and happily marked off the items as he learned them. I […]

The post Checklist to Surrender appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, Do you have a date that you celebrate every year because of its importance? August 15th is one of those days for me. This is the date of Ignatian Ministries’ public birth. August 15, 2023. My team and I set that date months […]

The post Leading in Mystery: The Next “Yes” appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From a Word from Becky, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, Have you ever had a moment of feeling stuck, like you could not take the next step forward? I know I have.  One such moment happened last Thursday. Let me tell you about that moment. It was a rainy Thursday morning. I […]

The post When We Need Courage to Step Forward appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, “How will you know what God is asking of you?” This question from my spiritual director, in the first few days of my eight-day retreat, stopped me in my tracks. He asked it in passing, as he named back to me what he […]

The post The Holy Knowings of Leadership appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From a Word from Becky, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends,   One of the many reasons I appreciate Ignatian spirituality is the practical tools it provides that impact both our interior and exterior lives.  The more I live and teach Ignatian wisdom, I am convinced there are hidden gems that I wish more […]

The post Naming the Grace We Seek appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends, Happy week of Pentecost!  Sunday, we celebrated one of Jesus’ promises coming true.  The Advocate he promised his disciples in John 14: 16-18 came.  Today, I invite us to turn to Peter’s speech at Pentecost, which we can find in Acts 2: 14-41. […]

The post Be Bold! Ask for the Portion of the Spirit You Need appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From a Word from Becky, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends,   Happy Easter!  Our Church celebrates Easter with all its beautiful symbolism of new life: white fabric flows, trumpets blast, lights shine bright with hope.  I don’t know about you, but it is very rare that my experience of Resurrection or new life […]

The post Could New Life Emerge In Ordinary Life? appeared first on Becky Eldredge.

From Live and Lead, my monthly newsletter to my readers Dear friends,   Do you have a “cup” you wish you didn’t have to drink in your life right now?  We all know Jesus had a cup he begged to pass.  We hear his words of agony, in Luke’s Gospel “Father, if you are willing, take […]

The post When the Cup Doesn’t Pass appeared first on Becky Eldredge.