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      Examen

      The Examen: Prayer in Real-Time

      dotMagis Editor
      In the Examen we encounter a God who is active in our day. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, explains that the Examen is prayer in…
      Reflections

      Continuing Friendship in the Easter Season

      Gretchen Crowder
      I have a confession to make. I tend to forget about Jesus around a week or so into the Easter season each year. It is…
      Spiritual Exercises

      Joy Leads to Our Next Steps

      dotMagis Editor
      This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we reflect on the Resurrection…
      Reflections

      Assuming Failure

      dotMagis Editor
      For all the healing and hope Jesus had brought to perhaps thousands of people, there was no sign by this time that he had…
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    Shemaiah Gonzalez

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    Shemaiah Gonzalez is a freelance writer who holds a B.A. in English Literature and a M.A. in Intercultural Ministry. She thrives on moments where storytelling, art, and faith collide. Published on Busted Halo and America Magazine among others, she is obsessed with being well-rounded as she jumps from Victorian lit to Kendrick Lamar, from the homeless shelter to the cocktail party. A Los Angeles native, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons.
    Spirituality

    What Would You Ask God?

    My 11-year-old son asks the best questions. He can get a conversation going in any situation. I overheard a lively discussion at the playground when he asked a group...
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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    Spirituality

    Hope for 2021 and the Love of God

    What is your hope for 2021? Maybe it’s that life will go back to normal. Maybe your hope is to return to an “in-person” life. Maybe your hope is for...
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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    Reflections

    Permission to Notice

    When I was in Kindergarten, I took the school bus home. The driver dropped me off three blocks away from my house. Since my mother was home with my...
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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    Reflections

    Everything Is Precious

    On errands, during a clear Seattle afternoon, I look out my car window to see an East African mother carrying groceries home with four children, all under ten. The...
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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    Ignatian Prayer

    Receive My Memory

    Memories are important to me. They are the building blocks of the stories I tell myself, my children, and new acquaintances. I attended elementary school 20 miles outside Los Angeles....
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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    Reflections

    Prayers Before Zoom School

    My children, like so many in COVID times, are in Zoom school. Each morning we take our laptops to separate parts of the house to work, but before that...
    Shemaiah Gonzalez
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