The Examen Is Good for Men
The evangelical blogger John Mark Hicks makes an excellent point about the examen:
I think it is particularly important for men since it focuses on...
Using the Examen to Change
Aaron Pidel, SJ, thinks that this observation in a Times article on self-monitoring is right on the mark. When we try to change
we simply...
His Life Was Good but His Thinking Was Bad
One of my favorite characters in fiction is Konstantin Dmitrich Levin in Leo Tolstoy's great novel Anna Karenina. Levin is an intelligent young aristocrat...
Learning to Pray the Examen
Commenter Michelle suggests that readers who are interested in learning to pray the Examen might listen to this audio of a guided Examen produced...
A Guided Examen
Every day at 2:05 p.m., students at Strake Jesuit High School in Houston pause and pray an Examen. This is the audio that leads...
Questions for Your Examen
Fr. Jim Blumeyer, SJ, suggests some questions for your daily Examen:
Where in the last 24 hours did you experience God's touch in the events...
The Examen with Children
The Examen works for children too. Kimberlee Conway Ireton writes about her experience with it. "The examen creates a rich tradition for...
The “Examen”ed Life
The fruit of the regular practice of the Examen—or more broadly, the life of regular, cumulative, formative reflection—is living with greater attentiveness, greater readiness,...
The Examen for Families
Blogger Cynthia Kirk proposes a way for families to use the Examen around the dinner table:
1. For what time or event today are you...
Examen Online
Examen.me is a new website that offers several ways of praying online that draw inspiration from the Daily Examen, the one form of prayer...
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