Marina's Book
Examen
Lenten Read-Along: Examen of God’s Compassion and Mercy for Me
I begin by giving thanks for the good gifts God has given me so far.
I ask God for the gifts of insight and illumination into my own...
Poetry
Lenten Read-Along: Prayer in a Time of Anger
God of welcome, God of embrace,
As ocean waves rise and fall,
as stormy clouds gather and clear,
as moving winds blow and subside,
So, too, does my anger move me.
Be my raft...
Ignatian Prayer
Lenten Read-Along: The Lost Sheep Imaginative Reflection
Pray with an Ignatian contemplation on the Parable of the Lost Sheep from Luke 15:4–7. This exercise is inspired by Step Two in The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness.
The exercise...
Reflections
Lenten Read-Along: Where Do We Begin with Forgiveness?
Forgiveness can be complicated. I can think of times in my life when I wanted to forgive, but I felt “stuck” in something that stood in the way. For...
Discernment
Resumé and Eulogy Virtues
Last month, I attended an online funeral held for William Barry, SJ, a well-known Jesuit spiritual director and author who recently went home to God. The eulogist, Bill Russell,...
Ignatian Prayer
Mary, Mona Lisa, and Seeing Through the Icons
When I was 16 years old, I saw da Vinci’s Mona Lisa for the first time. Sort of. I was on a high school exchange trip to France for...