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Ignatian Prayer
A Floral Prayer Practice for Spring
My husband and I enjoy walking in a local arboretum on spring weekends. We have been doing it since our children were small, and while they are adults now,...
Reflections
Patience and Hope
Pope Francis says, “Patience, one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, sustains our hope and strengthens it as a virtue and a way of life. May we learn...
Discernment
Resisting Desolation
Many people I know here in the Northeast suffer from the winter blues. The sky is grayer than in summer, sunrise comes later, and sunset arrives all too early....
Examen
Resolutions and the Examen
I have heard that the practice of creating New Year’s resolutions dates to at least ancient Romans, who engaged in pagan sacrifices and promised to act better in the...
Spiritual Exercises
On the Journey to Bethlehem
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius encourages us to pray on the mysteries of the life of Christ. One such meditation encourages us to envision the Nativity scene in...
Reflections
Live Out of the Heart
Recently Pope Francis released a papal encyclical called Dilexit Nos (He Loved Us). In this letter, Francis speaks movingly about the need for a return to the heart. The...