Loretta's Book
Ignatian Prayer
A Beautiful Gift at the Beautiful Gate
This story is inspired by Acts 3:1–13.
Before meeting the Apostles Peter and John after Christ’s Resurrection, I spent my days unproductively at the Beautiful Gate. Every morning family members...
Reflections
Baby Jesus and Lent’s Refining
It may be Lent, but I’m thinking about the baby Jesus, thanks to a picture of a friend’s grandson, Owen, asleep in his mother’s arms. God, who arrived on...
Ignatian Prayer
An Apostle’s Colloquy with Mary
Imagine one of the Apostles sharing part of his story.
I’ve always liked to go to Jesus’ mother for conversation. People sometimes ask me why I speak to Mary instead...
Ignatian Prayer
Reflecting God
I strive for distractions-free prayer spaces, and I was sure the stateroom balcony on our once-in-a-lifetime cruise would be such a place. A monotonous horizon of water stretched in...
Ignatian Prayer
Set Free
This story is inspired by Luke 13:10–17.
Eighteen years is a lifetime. Mercilessly, the crippling spirit worked me over, a little at a time. It began like a seed, the...
Ignatian Prayer
Nathaniel and Being Seen
This story is inspired by John 1:45–51.
Sitting under a tree is a great place to muse and pray. That’s why I, Nathaniel, peered into a cloudless sky through branches...