Reflections
Unique and Unrepeatable Autumn
In his autobiography, St. Ignatius Loyola recounts how “the greatest consolation he used to receive was to look at the sky and the stars, which he did often and...
Ignatian Prayer
Both Essential Characters
I have a love-hate relationship with the month of August. I love the start of the new school year and the smell of fresh crayons and new books. I...
Ignatian Prayer
Five Ways to Follow St. Ignatius’s Example to See All Things New in Christ
I’m writing from the desert this month. I’ve spent a lot of time gazing at the magnificent peaks that surround my valley abode, and I’ve noticed that, as the...
Reflections
Longing for Home
As I was washing the dishes this morning, the song “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” (sung by Kate Baldwin) came up on my playlist. This song, from the...
Reflections
What I Learned About God Through My Pet Bird
My bird, Charlie, died last month.
Charlie was a beautiful little parrot, jam-packed with personality. Most days, my shoulder was her perch, from which she would plant kisses on my...
Reflections
Tilling the Soil of My Heart
When I was a child, I thought of Lent as a gloomy time. This was partly because where I grew up, the weather at that time of year was...