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Wonder and Faith

Gretchen Crowder

“Faith is not fearful of reason.” —Pope Francis, in On Faith Every morning, I walk my son through the hallway of my school on his...

Listening for God Through Spiritual Direction

Becky Eldredge

There is nothing more beautiful than listening for God through spiritual direction. I understand this gift both from sitting in a chair as a...

Encounters in Imaginative Prayer

Fiona Basile

This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. When preparing to enter into imaginative prayer, I always pray that the Holy...

Courage’s Role in Discernment

Vinita Hampton Wright

When it comes to discernment, sometimes another word for faith is courage. We ask the Holy Spirit to lead us to the best decision: the...

Wandering into the Sweetness of Lent

Rebecca Ruiz

Recently, I sat down with one of my favorite Gospel passages, Luke 6:27–38. One phrase caught my attention: “Give, and it will be given...

Sin, the Breaking of Relationship

Fiona Basile

This post is based on Week Three of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Growing up, I understood sin to mean being “off the mark” or “off...

Letting Go of the Shades

Loretta Pehanich

I remember the time I was praying silently in the living room very early in the morning, before my little ones were awake. It...

A Patient Lent

Marina Berzins McCoy

When March rolls around in New England, I eagerly look forward to the arrival of spring and new plant life, only to discover that,...

On the Examen

Fiona Basile

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I first encountered the Daily Examen—the five-step prayer of St. Ignatius, which aims...

Prayers and Practices for Spring: Darkness Lifting

Vinita Hampton Wright

I do believe that spiritual practices inspired by our physical environment can be quite effective. So let’s think a bit about winter’s transition to...

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