From Bethlehem to Nogales
This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
A young girl of maybe 16, wearing all her worldly possessions, sits in...
Come as You Are to Jesus
When I was preparing for First Communion, I remember Sister telling our class that when we go to Mass, we are going before a...
Praying Through a Season of Noticing
Jesus, I feel within me a great desire to please you but, at the same time, I feel totally incapable of doing this without...
Healthy Confusion
This post is based on Week Three of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
Ignatian spirituality has a way of flipping upside down everything I thought I...
Five Ideas for Responding to a Refusal to Reconcile
Pope Francis declared this year to be a Jubilee Year of Mercy, a time to extend mercy to others through both acts of forgiveness...
Pilgrims in Paris and a Lesson for Lent
When my husband and I were vacationing in Paris, one of the things I had on my “must do” list was visiting the Chapel...
Purpose in this Moment
This post is by Lisa Kelly, as she begins An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
So often in our lives we want that big picture, the clear...
Don’t Break My Banana!
Do you know what will make my two-year-old completely lose her mind? Breaking her banana while peeling it! Mary is a child who likes...
Seeing Christ in Others
Early in my spiritual journey, I frequently read how important it was to see Christ in others. In particular, I admired Blessed Teresa of...
Finding Dory, Finding My Grandmother
The hype has started for the release of Disney-Pixar’s new movie, Finding Dory (the sequel to Finding Nemo), and it has me thinking of...