Spirituality
We Prepare in Advent
We prepare in Advent not just for Christ’s coming but also for his returning. We say in the creed every week that it’s this event we await so joyfully....
Spirituality
What Could Have Been
Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.—German ProverbBut what if you can’t even recall what gratitude feels like?...
Web Community
Week of Gratitude
For the past several years, Paul Campbell, SJ, has spent the week before Thanksgiving hosting a Week of Gratitude on his blog, People for Others. This year’s posts are...
Web Community
A Thin Place with Veterans
Dean Hall shared with our Ignatian Spirituality Facebook community a story about experiencing a thin place in his work serving homeless veterans. One of the veterans in a small...
Examen
See Beyond the Frustrations
At Ignitum Today, Lianna Mueller shares her experience praying the Examen:
At one point, I was regularly practicing the Examen at the end of each day. I used a journal...
Examen
Expressing Gratitude Through the Examen
“I think Ignatian Spirituality is so much about gratitude and thanksgiving,” Father Mathie explains. “Everything we have, every gift and talent, we clearly say is from God. Not...