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    An Examen of Life’s Stories

    Editor’s Note: This Examen can be prayed at any time, but it is particularly suited to praying while reading and reflecting on Cannonball Moments:...
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    Repeat Returns and the Examen

    My automobile, unfortunately, has been subjected to several recalls. First it was a rearview camera that might not sit in the correct position. I...
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    Making Progress with the Examen

    This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In speaking about the Examen as a prayer we keep making, Fr. Joseph...
    Ways to Pray with the Examen This Lent

    Ways to Pray with the Examen This Lent

    Earlier this month we suggested An Ignatian Prayer Adventure as one way to observe Lent. Start your retreat this Sunday (Feb. 19) to follow...
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    My Examen Cheat Sheet

    I want the power that comes with knowledge of things beyond me. And yet the only power I will ever have is how I...
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    Sin and the Examen

    Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, responds to the question, “How can we use the Examen to better understand our experiences of sin or failure?” He suggests...
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    The Examen and Letting Go

    We often accumulate misguided and half-hearted commitments that drain of us energy and take us off our most meaningful path. The Examen can function...
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    Practicing the Examen with Children

    The Examen prayer can serve as a great tool for introducing children to a regular awareness of God. Author Paul Mitchell has adapted the...
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    Confetti All Around

    This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Cards from my parents should come with a warning: “Proceed with caution.” It...
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    When We Ask for Light

    We pray for light. We want to see what God sees. Or do we? When we pray the Examen, we ask God to shed light...

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