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God in the Mosquitoes

Just after a friend had introduced me to the concept of “God in all things,” I found myself at a lake outside the city,...

A Recipe for Dealing with Burnout

When my son was ten months old, I found myself at a point of ministry burnout. The adjustment to motherhood—combined with working on my...

Online Exercises Start this Week

Most people who make the Spiritual Exercises these days do them over the course of six or seven months. This "retreat in daily life"...

Praying the Examen with Children

Every year when school starts, I find myself setting goals that I want to work on as a mom and that we want to...

Wisdom Days

Fridays have become Wisdom Days. I will be 60 in a few weeks and after 38 years of working full-time, I asked my boss/friend/work...

Winding Down

Edmund Lo, SJ, tells a good story about monitoring one's inner states of consolation and desolation, as Ignatius did when he was recovering from...

Conversion and Car Keys

I'm a convert. Sometimes my conversion experience piques the interest of cradle Catholics, who are eager to hear about the idea of choosing a...

Children and the Examen

Tim and Sue Muldoon write about using the examen as a way of cultivating children's spiritual lives: Why is it that dinner conversations frequently involve...

Christians of Good Manners and Bad Habits

During the past few weeks I've been reading the speeches and homilies of Pope Francis in connection with an editorial project. A delightful assignment!...

The Grace of Shame

Pope Francis is certainly full of surprises. His words on July 31, the Feast of St. Ignatius, are a good example. Ignatius's feast is an...

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