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      Just One of Those Things

      Loretta Pehanich
      “It’s just one of those things,” my grandma used to say all the time. It meant that she heard, but she had no helpful…
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      Pentecost’s Quiet Whisper

      Gretchen Crowder
      During this Easter season, I attended a conference of Mission Formation Officers in the Jesuit Schools Network; I was on the organizing committee. As…
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      Apostolic Joy

      Shemaiah Gonzalez
      A friend of mine recently converted to Catholicism. Like me, she was once a card-carrying Protestant. “What made you convert?” I asked, knowing for…
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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…
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    Vinita Hampton Wright

    http://www.loyolapress.com/authors/vinita-hampton-wright
    Vinita Hampton Wright edited books for 32 years, retiring in 2021. She has written various fiction and non-fiction books, including the novel Dwelling Places and spirituality books Days of Deepening Friendship, The Art of Spiritual Writing, Small Simple Ways: An Ignatian Daybook for Healthy Spiritual Living, and, most recently, Set the World on Fire: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church. Vinita is a spiritual director and continues to facilitate retreats and write fiction and nonfiction. She lives with her husband, two dogs, and a cat in Springdale, Arkansas.

    Vinita's Books

    • Small Simple Ways: An Ignatian Daybook for Healthy Spiritual Living
    • The Art of Spiritual Writing: How to Craft Prose That Engages and Inspires Your Readers
    • Daily Inspiration for Women
    • Simple Acts of Moving Forward: 60 Suggestions for Getting Unstuck
    • Days of Deepening Friendship: For the Woman Who Wants Authentic Life with God

    Learn more about Vinita's books.
    Spirituality

    Hours of Light and Dark

    I don’t know how old I will be when I have finally learned to live in synch with times of day and night. Thanks to electricity, many of us...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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    Spirituality

    Five Creative Ways to Give Grounding to Your Spiritual Journey

    1. Consider gardening a sacred activity.Allow yourself enough time to attend carefully to each task, whether it is planting, weeding, watering, or other care. Offer the plant to God,...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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    Spirituality

    Praying with People

    In the summer, many of us spend time with people more than usual. We’re on vacation with family, or we host visitors. We go to special events such as...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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    Spirituality

    Praying with Creation

    Sometimes we fail to see that an entire created world can lead us to prayer. We don’t need to look far for it, because often it’s in our own...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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    Spirituality

    Simple Prayers

    Sometimes we try too hard at prayer. We make it complicated. We load it down with expectations. If I pray really well, then I will come away inspired, or...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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    Discernment

    How a Busy Person Finds God in All Things

    Busy people generally don’t stop being busy people. If they are spiritually aware, they will intentionally cease activity at regular intervals to be silent and still, to listen to...
    Vinita Hampton Wright
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