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Discernment

The Audacity of Desire

Jim Manney

Reflections

The Audacity of Creating Something Beautiful

Shemaiah Gonzalez

Reflections

The Audacity of Friendship with God

Barbara Lee

Spiritual Exercises

The Audacity of Co-Laboring with God

Michael Rossmann, SJ

The Spiritual Exercises and the 12 Steps

Spiritual Exercises Jim Manney

Fr. Edward Dowling, SJ, a friend of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was convinced that the Spiritual Exercises influenced the 12 Steps...

Attention

Discernment Tim Muldoon

Nicholas Carr asks what the internet is doing to our brains. His answer: rewiring it for easy distraction. He observes that the way we...

A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer

Books Jim Manney

I've just published a new book. It's called A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer, and it's about the Ignatian Examen, which has changed a lot of...

Aim Higher

Discernment Tim Muldoon

If you don't know Viktor Frankl's work, read his book Man's Search for Meaning--one of the most important books of the 20th century. Below...

“I want, I want”

Discernment Jim Manney

Susan Stabile, an Ignatian spiritual director and law professor, distinguishes between the desire that causes pain and the desire that motivates us: Attachment (what might...

Advent and Christmas Retreat: Christmas Time, Second Week

Reflections Jim Manney

We conclude our seasonal retreat with one final week-starter reflection. In the coming days, take a few moments to evaluate your experience with the...

Spiritual Practices: Napping

Discernment Meredith Gould

I'm all for finding God in the silence. For me this means taking lots of naps, especially during the winter with its protracted darkness...

The Holy Family

Reflections Tim Muldoon

This past Sunday was the feast of the Holy Family, and it calls to our imagination that "longest sermon" of Jesus first 30 years,...

Advent and Christmas Retreat: Christmas Time, First Week

Reflections Jim Manney

Merry Christmas! We continue our seasonal retreat by reflecting on Christmas. Please share your retreat experience with others here in the comments. Christmas Time, First...