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"...
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...
God as Mystery, God as Neighbor
Yesterday was a normal day, just like any other, but for some reason I woke up and was jolted with some unexpected thoughts about...
A Gratitude Deficit
Ignatius thought that a particular type of ignorance was at the root of sin. The deadliest sin, he said, is ingratitude. It is “the...
Sin Explains Things
Sin isn't the human condition; it's the explanation for the human condition. Without knowledge of sin, life makes no sense at all.
I first got...
Embrace Chaos
This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
If I had a Latin motto posted over my...
Battling Through Prayer
This is a guest post by Greg Herrle for Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
These past two weeks have been particularly hectic for...
Who Am I? Asked in Light of the Two Standards
This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
What do I want to be? Who do I...
What Are You in Love With?
Here's something from my book God Finds Us: An Experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, published by Loyola Press. I talk about...
God Finds Us: A Preface
This is the preface to God Finds Us, my book about the Spiritual Exercises:
A few years ago I made the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius...
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