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Walking with Jesus

This post is based on Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. One of the most powerful experiences of my life was the penniless pilgrimage...

Trust the Seasons

Each year when March comes, I anticipate that somehow the arrival of the spring equinox will coincide with the arrival of warmer weather. Maybe,...

Holding Out for a Hero

This post is inspired by An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. My father was my first hero, strong and powerful; he seemed invincible, and I worshipped him...

Journey of a Modern Prodigal

This post is based on Week Three of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. The image of life as a journey of exile and return home has...

View from the Mountain: The Examen

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. There is a dramatic conical mountain on the west coast of Ireland called...

What I Think About When I Don’t Have to Think

A while ago I decided to stop trying to make big changes. They were too hard. I thought I'd concentrate on making small changes,...

The Gift of a Grandmother’s Love

This post is based on Week One of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. There’s something special about a grandmother’s love. My mother was incredibly busy with...

Love Lives in the Details

Until I dive right into a situation, I will never understand how to love the people who live there. As a writer, I could talk...

The Intentional Kindness of a Dessert

A colleague stopped me in the hallway. “Gretchen, glad I caught you! I’ve been invited to make dessert for the gathering this week, and...

The Wet Examen Card

I got to know St. Ignatius many years ago, at about 5:30 a.m., when a sopping wet Examen card was stuck to the side...

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