The Power of One
This whole universe, with its trillions of galaxies, began as a tiny speck of concentrated energy; smaller than a grain of salt.
When you were...
Miss Woodland
The strictest teacher I ever had is also the one I recall as the gentlest. For most of the time she taught us mathematics,...
Jesus Approaches
One of the great gifts of my life as an editor is the opportunity to meet and get to know the wise and compassionate...
An Authentic Life
The direction of an authentic life is always one that serves others. It may be a life of contemplative prayer in a cloister, in...
No Prayer Warrior
Talk of “winners” and “warriors” with respect to prayer is, to me, oxymoronic. Christ told us to be willing to take the last place,...
Joy and Mission
Jesus is not a lone missionary; he does not want to fulfill his mission alone but involves his disciples. In addition to the twelve...
More Stillness
What if, instead of more action, what we need is more stillness? What if, instead of more speech, we need more silence? What if...
Wise Thoughts for the Graduate—and for the Rest of Us Too
In this graduation season, we share some wise and hopeful words from the late Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart, in I Wasn’t Dead When I Wrote This:...
What I Did Each Morning
We’ve been given this insane gift of life. We’re living in the midst of the Resurrection. And all day, all night, still our hearts...
When I Feel Unseen and Insignificant
The popular prayer site Sacred Space is a joint apostolate of the Irish Jesuits and Loyola Press. We publish the Sacred Space books for...