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Exercising with God

Sit-ups, leg lifts, and squats: how can I pray at all times when I’m supposed to be exercising? I wonder how the people in Thessalonica...

Four Ways Ignatian Spirituality Helps Us Stay on an Even Keel

We live in unsettling times; war, disease, political conflict, and even turbulent weather can feel disquieting. How can we stay on an even keel...

Eager to Reach Out and Touch Faith

I was running late for Mass. That’s not terribly uncommon in my life, as getting two little girls out the door early on a Sunday...

Why God Makes Us Wait

I have heard that God always answers prayer. Sometimes the answer is “Yes.” Sometimes it is “No.” And sometimes it is “Wait.” There was a...

A Celtic Approach to Holy Week

As Lent gives way to Holy Week, we approach this most sacred time of year with a sense of anticipation, awe, and wonder. Sometimes...

A First-Aid Kit of Prayers

In his book The Church of Mercy, Pope Francis writes, “How many difficulties are present in the life of every individual, among our people,...

Getting Outside for Prayer

One of my favorite poems is Wendell Berry’s “The Peace of Wild Things.” The poet speaks of retreating into the world of nature when...

Work That Matters

I used to get so frustrated at all the small, routine bits of work I must do just to maintain existence—cleaning, cooking, sorting/filing, and...

Praying the O Antiphons

“O Emmanuel. O God with us.” This is the “O Antiphon,” one of seven, with which we are most familiar, sung in that marvelous...

Sacred Time

This weekend the Church begins its observance of Advent. He is coming! I marvel at the way the Church has, over its history, sought to...

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