Four Seconds
I drive up Eggert Road nearly every day. It’s a slight shortcut that gives me four extra minutes on my daily commute. Time is...
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,...
Housecleaning Leads to an Examen of Physical Surroundings
I hired a housecleaner because I simply cannot keep up with a full-time job, choir practices, leadership with a women’s fellowship, family obligations, and...
An Extraordinary Saintly Team
We know that St. Ignatius was inspired by the stories of the saints. We’ve heard stories of him lying in bed during his recovery,...
Finding Your Perfect Point of Gratitude
November moves us toward the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. Most of us will try to attend to this holiday before we get too crazy...
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...
God Is Right in the Middle of Love
A friend of mine recently described specific people who had changed her life. They had changed her just by being themselves, by loving her...
Holy Stretching
St. Ignatius opens his Spiritual Exercises with a comparison of the work of bodily exercises to the effort of our spiritual lives:
For just as...
The Golden Ticket to a Papal Mass
The song, “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory describes how some eager Californians feel right now as drawings...
God Is Outside the Box
Do you ever imagine that your life is settled into nice, neat boxes? Here is my work box. Here is my family box. Here...
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