Discernment
Baking, Breaking, and Balance
This past Christmas, we did a lot of baking, both at home and at my mother’s house when we went to visit her and her husband. We also as...
People
Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Courage and Nature
When I was a child, my brother and I spent long summers with my grandparents on their retirement farm outside of Cornwall, Ontario. My grandparents were both immigrants from...
Reflections
Finding God in What Is Tender and Small This Season
In Advent, we await the second coming of Christ, and we also welcome the ways that God breaks into our lives again and again. We can meet him with...
Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude and the Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude is at the heart of prayer and thus is central to Ignatian spirituality.
For example, in praying the Examen, I begin with placing myself in God’s presence and offering...
Retreats
Wake Up and Love
This past summer on my annual retreat, I entered the time of retreat uncertain as to what I wanted from God. Of course, I always desire to grow closer...
Reflections
Dealing with Annoyances
Last year, I wrote a book on the topic of forgiveness, and lately I have been thinking about a separate but related topic: how do we cope with the...