Marina's Book
Discernment
Wading into the Ocean
Ignatian spirituality often focuses on being attentive to the nature of our own desires, especially in discernment. Ignatius discovered that following God’s will is not a question of repressing...
Reflections
Three Attitudes That Can Help Us Celebrate for 50 Days
It’s the end of the semester where I teach, and while there are many goodbyes, there are also many invitations. There are invitations to the final meetings for student...
Reflections
Living Our Way into Easter Joy
I’m often struck by friends who note how much harder it can be to “feel” Easter than to experience Lent. Somehow the reflection on sin and suffering comes more...
Reflections
Where Have We Not Yet Surrendered Our Lives to God?
Many of us give up something as part of a Lenten fast. Fasting helps us in our almsgiving in having more to give away to others, serves as a...
Reflections
Lenten Meditation 2: The Lie at the Heart of Human Sinfulness
The lie at the heart of human sinfulness is that we can gain control of our existence by some action of our own and that God does not want...
Reflections
Receptivity to God’s Love
The readings for the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord concern receptivity to God’s gifts. Isaiah’s words invite the thirsty to “come to the water” and promise those...