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...
Accompanying Jesus in His Passion and Death
Kevin O'Brien, SJ, explains that the Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises is an extended meditation on the passion, suffering, and death of Jesus...
Friendship with God
What kind of relationship do you have with God? Think about the possibility of having a friendship with God. That's our topic in today's...
My Both/And Call
When my son, Brady, was eight weeks old, I led my first Charis retreat in the Diocese of Baton Rouge. I remember kneeling at...
Knowing Jesus of Nazareth
A major feature of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is our focus on knowing Jesus and relating to him personally. Each person comes...
Kevin O’Brien, SJ, on the Two Standards
A key meditation of the Spiritual Exercises is the meditation on the Two Standards. At this point in the Exercises we've reckoned with both...
What Is Worth Your Desire?
The Spiritual Exercises ask us to look at Christ and what he stands for. We're instructed to imagine him as a good king who...
What Does "Magis" Mean?
The idea of magis comes from the Call of the King meditation in the Spiritual Exercises. There's a response to Christ's invitation beyond whole-hearted....
Desire and Decision
Sometimes the Christian journey is framed in terms of making a decision, a commitment, to follow Jesus and his way. But we don't live...
Week 5 of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure is at the halfway point. We move into Week 5, exploring the question: What do I really want?
We begin with...
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