I love it because you saw something. No: rather, something invited your gaze to linger and see beauty,And you paused long enough to catch this wispBefore it passed like a plaything through the hands of a child. You will say that...

There is that old adage that says, “When God closes one door, God opens another one.” When my husband and I were overwhelmed with the closing of a door two years ago, a friend of mine said to me,...

I pushed a double stroller and followed Batman and a ballerina on their training bikes today. The course is tricky for a training bike, because without the proper velocity, the biker gets stuck between the missing pieces of the neglected...

Finding God in all things is a big part of Ignatian spirituality. But finding God in the boring parts of life is easier said than done. Here are five ways (aside from the Examen) to find God in all...

Vinita Wright, on her blog Days of Deepening Friendship, often shares video reflections on various spiritual topics. This one asks us to practice noticing as a spiritual discipline. If you're receiving this via e-mail, click through to watch the video...

Fr. Joseph Bruce, SJ, one of the few priests in the world who has been deaf since childhood, ministers to a predominately deaf congregation in Landover, Maryland.  Marlana Portolano, a member of the congregation, recently wrote in America about Fr....

Debra Mooney of Xavier University suggests that we make an Examen to review the year. As I review the past 12 months, from a year ago through to the present moment - What am I especially grateful for this year?An event that took...

Yesterday's post by Andy Otto was the 1000th post on this blog.  I've always been underwhelmed by "longevity" honors.  Sticking around doesn't necessarily mean that you're interesting or useful.  But in the fast-changing world of cyberspace, keeping a blog...

For Catholics it is traditional to make pilgrimages to holy places. One of the most famous pilgrimage sites is Lourdes, France, which receives millions of pilgrims each year. But pilgrimages don't have to be to faraway lands where apparitions...

Yesterday I gave talks about Ignatian spirituality to the parents of children in our parish's religious education program.  While their kids were in class, the parents listened to me.  I enjoyed it very much.  One point I made is...