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...
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....
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...
Ignatian Prayer
Summer Prayer
My Sweet Lord,
The rain in the Northwest has ended. Summer has arrived. Our days are once again filled with glorious sun. We need this. We need to be able...
Reflections
The Hope of Sidewalk Victory Gardens
Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re celebrating 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here, posts on...
Reflections
Living a Resurrection Life
Here in Seattle, when the first restrictions came down, barring us from Mass for a few weeks, I said to my husband, “This Easter is going to be the...