In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, retreatants imagine the mystery of the Incarnation. They take time to picture the Trinity looking over...

Carrying the Cancer Cross

Reflections Lisa Kelly

During a Mass for the Anointing of the Sick, the priest referred to the famous Caravaggio painting The Calling of St. Matthew. In it,...

Quiet Lives

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

One evening, after the children are asleep and the porch light has been switched on and my husband and I can hear the hum...

Gratitude and the Spiritual Exercises

Spiritual Exercises Marina Berzins McCoy

Gratitude is at the heart of prayer and thus is central to Ignatian spirituality. For example, in praying the Examen, I begin with placing myself...

Fitting In or Standing Out

Reflections Lisa Kelly

I no longer recognized myself in the mirror. I am a 52-year-old woman, and I am completely bald. Cancer treatment does that. I had...

The Present Moment

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

“Blessed are those who live in the present moment, for they shall see God in all things.” If I had been around when the Beatitudes...

Hydrated in God’s Love

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

Most people would assume that water beads as tiny as pinheads are useless and worthless. But add water, and they fluff up to be...

Creativity and Love

Reflections Fiona Basile

Recently, I was babysitting my eight-year-old nephew, Joshua. At day’s end, we were snuggled in and had said some prayers. Ever inquisitive and curious...

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