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      A Discipline of Noticing

      Shemaiah Gonzalez
      There are lines from a poem by Ted Kooser to his mother that I think about often. In the poem, simply called “Mother,” Kooser…
      Reflections

      Dealing with Annoyances

      Marina Berzins McCoy
      Last year, I wrote a book on the topic of forgiveness, and lately I have been thinking about a separate but related topic: how…
      Reflections

      Middle School

      Shemaiah Gonzalez
      I have two middle-school age sons, and the word of the hour is awkward! They are tired all the time from their ever-morphing bodies….
      Discernment

      Four Strategies for Discernment

      Vinita Hampton Wright
      In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, there are various “rules for the discernment of spirits”—what we would simply call principles of wise discernment….
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    Jean Heaton

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    Jean Heaton is a blogger, writer, speaker, teacher, and a workshop and retreat leader. She is both the mother and the spouse of recovering addicts and has worked her own twelve-step program. Heaton is the author of Helping Families Recover from Addiction: Coping, Growing, and Healing through 12-Step Practices and Ignatian Spirituality.
    Reflections

    My Bravest Prayer

    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 dotMagis this month will explore...
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    Reflections

    Consoling Love

    This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the movie, Steel Magnolias, a famous scene takes place in a cemetery where the mother M’Lynn is...
    Jean Heaton
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    Reflections

    The Courage to Accompany Those Who Suffer

    This post is based on Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Every year, when I read the Scripture passages that recall the Crucifixion of Christ, apprehension begins to creep...
    Jean Heaton
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    Ignatian Prayer

    How Does He Treat His Mother?

    This post is based on Week Six of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. John 2:1–11 details the events that occurred at the wedding feast at Cana. I remember reading this story...
    Jean Heaton
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    Spiritual Exercises

    The Two Standards and Letting Go

    This post is based on Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. It was the last day of a recovery retreat when my partner, Sister Mary Michael, pulled me aside...
    Jean Heaton
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    Ignatian Prayer

    Getting to Know Jesus at the Heart Level

    This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. When my husband and I first married, we moved over 500 miles away from our families in Kentucky...
    Jean Heaton
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