The Meaning of a Kiss
During Holy Week I've encountered two very different and yet equally profound meanings in the act of a kiss. The first, of course, is...
The Contemplation on Divine Love
The final contemplation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is the Contemplation on Divine Love, or the Contemplation on the Love of God....
Because of the Resurrection
Now that we have journeyed with Jesus through his Incarnation—even to suffering and death, and then even through to resurrection and new life—what is...
Gratitude Is the Key
Gratitude is the key to Ignatian spirituality and the topic for my final video for An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. The Spiritual Exercises end with...
Jesus Appears to Mary, His Mother
The first contemplation in the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises involves Jesus appearing to his mother. Can you imagine being Mary, sitting in...
The Resurrected Christ Appears
In the Gospels, we have various accounts of the risen Jesus appearing, to:
The women at the tomb: Matthew 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12;...
Final Week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
Happy Easter! We've come to the final week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Jesus is risen! And in exploring our theme of “God's Love...
What a Surprise!
Easter isn't a happy ending. It's a new beginning. Easter is an incredible surprise. No one was expecting it, but it happened. Jesus rose...
A Conversation with Christ
For Good Friday, pray this colloquy from The Spiritual Exercises 53. This is a contemporary paraphrase by David L. Fleming, SJ.I put myself before...
Farewell to an Old Friend
It is with the somber feel of Holy Week that I write that our old friend, Fr. Dennis, has died. Last April I wrote...
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