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Celebrating 31 Days with St. Ignatius

July is almost here, so that means we’re getting ready for the 17th-annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius. This original month-long celebration of Ignatian...

Patient Trust and Trees

I stare at the little green shoots on our small and struggling tree and will them to grow faster. Come on, I think. The deer...

Consolation Isn’t Easy

Ever have a gut-wrenching day? Not just a hard day, but a day when you felt like there was nothing left inside of you...

The Ignatian Way to Lead

The first time I ran a meeting as a leader of adults, I made a colossal mistake. It took me years, however, to understand...

Expressing Gratitude Through the Examen

Life has been busy. Maybe it is the season of life. My teen sons cannot yet drive but still have violin lessons and jujitsu...

Gratitude in the Life of a Catechist

A few years ago, I visited the town in Ireland where my father’s ancestors lived. The cathedral there was built in the 1950s, so...

The Attitude We Should Have

As a preface to his declaration about the Incarnation in Philippians, St. Paul said, “The attitude you should have is the one that Christ...

Finding God with African Djembe Drums

I am a djembefola (one who plays djembe drums). I learned to play these drums (also known as talking drums) at the age of...

You Spot It, You Got It

Recently I read a column in a Catholic publication that was about an important and controversial topic. Yet it was so full of invective...

Why Ask Why?

“Why, God? Why?” I sit at the funeral of a friend who died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Alive one day, gone the next. “Why,...

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