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    Easter is still a few weeks away. We find ourselves muddling through the doldrums of Lent. But I want to make a bold claim: Now is the time to begin our Easter story. I have a Jesuit friend who once...
    Why does Jesus demand people not tell when he heals them? In chapter 11 of The Life of Jesus, Andrea Tornielli tells the stories of two miracles Jesus performed: the raising of Jairus’s daughter from the dead and the healing...
    This post is based on Week Three of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. The First Week of the Spiritual Exercises is a consideration of sin and God’s mercy. In fact, as Kevin O’Brien, SJ, explains: It should probably go the other way...
    Lent is a time to deepen our awareness of how God is prompting us to take the next step in our walk of faith. Join Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, for a webinar in which he’ll reveal how we can...
    Keep your place while you read The Life of Jesus with free bookmarks. The bookmarks highlight quotes from the book by Andrea Tornielli. Other uses for the bookmarks: Use the back of the bookmarks as a place to do some...
    This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. One of the gifts of the Spiritual Exercises is that the retreatant learns about the art and practice of discernment. One of the concrete ways that we practice...
    Imagine one of the Apostles sharing part of his story. I’ve always liked to go to Jesus’ mother for conversation. People sometimes ask me why I speak to Mary instead of starting with Jesus. I ask them if they have...
    Welcome to the Lenten read-along of The Life of Jesus! As we read the first chapters of Andrea Tornielli’s book, consider these questions: Describe an experience from your life in which “time seemed to halt” because of an encounter...
    This post is based on Week One of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. One of the first movements of the Spiritual Exercises is an experience of God’s unconditional and faithful love for us. St. Ignatius experienced God as personally involved in...
    When we think about the season of Lent, we often consider practices of fasting, prayer, and increased almsgiving. The Catechism says that although fasting is intended as an act of penance (#1434), there are also times in the Gospels...

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