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    The Flagman, Part Two

    Editor’s note: Read part one of Loretta’s encounters with the flagman here. From inside my apartment I can hear the flagman’s radio buzz as he...
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    The Flagman

    Eight hours a day the flagman stands outside my apartment as construction trucks begin work on a new building down the cul-de-sac. Few cars...
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    Unshakeable Hope

    We all know people like the princess who couldn’t sleep because of a pea under her many mattresses. Mary Abrahamsohn was the opposite of...
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    Grounded and Joyful

    Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ, remembers a 100-year-old friend who “was grounded in a religious tradition and intentional about celebration. She was joyful.” Fr. Rossmann is...
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    Greg Boyle Has Never Met an Evil Person

    “Red, green, or Christmas?” our waiter asks. Sensing we’re not from Santa Fe, he points to our menu’s illustrations of chilis. He gestures, “mixed.” We...
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    Lenten Read-Along: Thin Places and Soul Friends

    Thin spaces exist not just outside us but also within us. Our souls are the places that hold our light. A soul friendship is...
    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from an Elder - a series at IgnatianSpirituality.com

    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from a Friend About the Gift of Presence

    I can’t remember exactly when we met her. We had arrived in the snowy tundra in January of my fifth-grade year. I know it...
    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from an Elder - a series at IgnatianSpirituality.com

    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Courage and Nature

    When I was a child, my brother and I spent long summers with my grandparents on their retirement farm outside of Cornwall, Ontario. My...
    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from an Elder - a series at IgnatianSpirituality.com

    Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Art and Dreams

    “Boys, stop throwing that ball in this room! I have one room of nice things. One. Go play somewhere else!” I screamed as I...
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    Answering God’s Call

    Author Barbara Lee’s new book, Answering God's Call: A Scripture-Based Journey for Older Adults, focuses on listening for God’s call in the later years...

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