This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Parenthood: there is no greater joy or desperation. A parent is fully responsible,...

Holy Doors

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

To celebrate the Jubilee Year, Holy Doors opened in Rome. Like loving arms, these doors will welcome pilgrims all year, from all over the...

Patience and Hope

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

Pope Francis says, “Patience, one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, sustains our hope and strengthens it as a virtue and a way...

The Jubilee’s Promise of Renewal

Reflections Rebecca Ruiz

Pope Francis invites us to be “Pilgrims of Hope” this Jubilee Year. I’ve been reflecting on what this means to me and to the...

The Pilgrim Pause

Reflections Eric Clayton

There are many prayerful routes to Santiago de Compostela, that great pilgrim destination in the northwest of Spain. The traditional Camino de Santiago route...

Wondering About Mary

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

While revisiting photos from a recent family reunion, I thought about the Mother of God. She had no baby pictures of Jesus, no camera,...

Rekindling the Desire to Desire God

Reflections Gerri Leder

Why can’t I hear God’s voice? Can I linger a little longer in my daily prayers? I fall short of my desire to access...

Pilgrimage to a Monastery

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

It is only an hour train ride from London but miles from my home in Seattle, Washington. The train station has only two tracks—one...

Why We Need to Awaken Our Senses

Reflections Eric Clayton

There was a time when I saw an acupuncturist nearly every week. I remember one appointment in particular. My acupuncturist was carefully filling my...