A Gratitude Deficit
Ignatius thought that a particular type of ignorance was at the root of sin. The deadliest sin, he said, is ingratitude. It is “the...
Falling in Love
This is a guest post by Greg Herrle for Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
Looking back on this Ignatian Prayer Adventure, I experienced...
Joy Is the Surest Sign
This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
I came home early in the morning, the noise...
An Examen for Easter Week
This post concludes the series “From Ashes to Glory.”The WordWhen the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome...
Praying the Glory
This post is a part of the series “From Ashes to Glory.”We have now reached “glory”—Jesus' glory and our own. His is the glory the...
Sin Explains Things
Sin isn't the human condition; it's the explanation for the human condition. Without knowledge of sin, life makes no sense at all.
I first got...
A God with Skin
When we consider the Incarnation we tend to think about Christmas and the 33 years that followed. But in the Ignatian tradition—indeed, in the...
Embrace Chaos
This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
If I had a Latin motto posted over my...
An Examen for Holy Week
This post is a part of the Lenten series “From Ashes to Glory.”
The Word
While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after...
The Cross and the Examen
This post is a part of the Lenten series “From Ashes to Glory.”
The prayer of the Examen rests on a profound and perilous belief: the...