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    Living as Men and Women for Others

    Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here,...
    "So be a person for others, but be a particular kind of person for others: be discerning, be vulnerable, be committed, and be gentle. That’s how you will find God in service." -Bob Burnham in "Little Lessons from the Mystics" (quote shown on green and blue background)

    How to Find God in Service

    Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here,...
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    Finding God Through the Elevator Doors

    I found God in, of all things, a couple of elevators. The smell in the parking lot downtown assaulted my nostrils, and when the elevator...
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    Tricky Grief

    A friend of mine once told me that grief is tricky. It envelops us in emotion when we expect it, like on birthdays and...
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    Eyes to Serve, Hands to Learn

    Remember the 2012 song “Below My Feet” by the British folk-rock band, Mumford and Sons? Released on their second album, Babel, I don’t believe it...
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    Time to Plant a New Habit

    Back when so many of us in this country were farmers, when more of us lived in the country than in cities, we understood...
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    How Do You Know if You Have Found God?

    How do you know if you have “found God” in something, in a moment of your day? For me it is like hitting a hard reset...
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    Healthy Friendship with Jesus

    Have you ever wondered if your friendship with Jesus is a healthy one? I’m not sure if I ever considered this particular question before. Of...
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    Responding to Conflict

    Ignatius invites us to focus continually on the person of Jesus and to follow his way; he is the one who becomes fully human,...
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    Prayer Is Like a Water Bottle

    In my holiday travels I learned about prayer at an airport while refilling my water bottle at one of those automatic dispensers on a...

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