Contemplative Cooking
Since I no longer believe in coincidence, I'm wondering what God is inviting me to see, not only in the sudden spate of movies...
Understanding Desire
With the feast day of Saint Augustine coming up later this week (August 28) I have been thinking about his (likely) influence on Saint...
Contemplating My New Bettas
Over the weekend, I went to Petsmart and brought home a new betta, in part because the betta that survived last month's move from...
A Lesson from a Homeless Man
Something to think about | The purpose of the Exercises is both freedom from inordinate attachment and union with God and God's way....
Biker Dad
I was driving to the grocery store the other day when the public radio network offered a story about motorcycle gangs, their initiation rituals,...
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...
Real Presents (Part II)
Moving right along. Where was I? The 5:30 PM liturgy on Friday.
I had finally settled down in a back pew when an usher's tap...
Real Presents (Part I)
Just when I'm almost certain that church-the-building is one of the last places I'll encounter God's grace, I receive evidence to the contrary.
Being a...
My Day in Purgatory
I took my girls to a place called Purgatory Chasm and had a metaphor experience. Metaphor experiences are of course those things you do...
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