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Reflections
Savoring the Gifts Like Chocolate Eggs
When we were children, my brother and I used to eagerly await awakening to Easter baskets full of candy, which we soon devoured. As an adult, I have mostly...
Spirituality
Praying on Holy Saturday
After the powerful days of Holy Thursday and Good Friday, knowing how to pray on Holy Saturday can feel a bit uncertain. Easter has not yet arrived, and yet...
Reflections
Letting This Lent Be God’s
What if this Lent we didn’t approach the practices of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting with an eye to what we can do to transform ourselves, but rather with an...
St. Ignatius Loyola
Three Ignatian New Year’s Resolutions
Here are three New Year’s resolutions grounded in the counsel of St. Ignatius Loyola.
1. Give others the benefit of the doubt.Ignatius said to be, “more ready to put a...
Reflections
How Do We Wait?
Advent is a time of awaiting the Lord. But there are many ways in which we can wait.
Zechariah awaited the fulfillment of the angel’s words with confusion and doubt....
Ignatian Prayer
God Receives Us
The Ignatian Suscipe begins with the words, “Take, Lord, and receive…” This prayer then goes on to offer oneself to God. The Suscipe is a prayer of surrender. We...