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      Celebrating Star Wars Day

      Eric Clayton
      I didn’t grow up celebrating Star Wars Day—mostly because it didn’t exist as an organized holiday until I was an adult. May the 4th…
      Reflections

      I See You

      Gerri Leder
      Can we learn a thing or two about connection from people in other countries? My recent experience in South Africa suggests we can. South…
      Discernment

      Going Behind What Appears

      dotMagis Editor
      Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, says, “Discernment is to learn to go behind what appears. It’s going beyond…
      Examen

      The Examen: Prayer in Real-Time

      dotMagis Editor
      In the Examen we encounter a God who is active in our day. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, explains that the Examen is prayer in…
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    Loretta Pehanich

    Loretta Pehanich is a Catholic freelance writer and the author of 2022: A Book of Grace-Filled Days, Women in Conversation: Stand Up!, and Fleeting Moments: Praying When You Are Too Busy. A spiritual director since 2012, Loretta is trained in giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Her involvement in ministry and parish life includes 20 years in small faith-sharing groups and Christian Life Community. Loretta gives retreats and presentations on prayer and women’s spirituality and is commissioned as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. She and her husband Steve have four children and 10 grandchildren.
    Ignatian Prayer

    We Never Expected the Transfiguration

    This story is inspired by Luke 9:28–36, the Transfiguration of Jesus. Jesus casually invited three of us on a hike one warm, sunny day. I think Peter, James, and I...
    Loretta Pehanich
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    Ignatian Prayer

    God Looks at Me

    While reading Pope Francis’ book, The Church of Mercy, I stopped in my tracks. He asks, “Do you let yourself be looked at by the Lord?” I wondered if...
    Loretta Pehanich
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    Reflections

    In God’s Waiting Room

    Swirling ideas, wresting thoughts, and mixed-up emotions vie for my attention. Come, Holy Spirit. I sit still for what I hope will be a time of prayer. What will emerge? I trust....
    Loretta Pehanich
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    Reflections

    Housecleaning Leads to an Examen of Physical Surroundings

    I hired a housecleaner because I simply cannot keep up with a full-time job, choir practices, leadership with a women’s fellowship, family obligations, and oh…too much going on. Carissa labored...
    Loretta Pehanich
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    Ignatian Prayer

    The Rich Young Man and the Look of Love

    This story is inspired by Mark 10:17–22, Jesus and the rich man.I had to walk away. Was he kidding? No way could I give up my comfortable life and...
    Loretta Pehanich
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    Reflections

    The Golden Ticket to a Papal Mass

    The song, “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory describes how some eager Californians feel right now as drawings all over the state determine...
    Loretta Pehanich
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