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A Person Made of Light

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Suppose there were a reality faster than light, so superenergized that it would be at rest, everywhere at once. Every object we see—though it...

Four Ways to Recreate This Summer

Vinita Hampton Wright

As we move into the summer season, let’s consider recreation—as in play, amusement, or leisure. How can we recreate? 1. Turn off all your screens.Because...

Healing and Comfort

Mary Ellen Smajo

Sometimes God heals and comforts us, like Jesus did for Jairus’s daughter, the woman with the hemorrhage, and Peter’s mother-in-law. Sometimes God heals and...

Finding the Purpose

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Casey Beaumier, SJ, experienced many uncomfortable shifts during his weeks of pilgrimage, walking from place to place, begging for food and shelter, and allowing...

An Examen for Times of Illness

Vinita Hampton Wright

Physical illness, whether chronic or acute, can render us too distracted and exhausted to keep up with normal activities, among them prayer. Not only...

A Certain Place

Loretta Pehanich

The room where I quilt, the arms of my husband, and sitting in my inherited wingback chair are some of my favorite places. Jesus was...

Angels and Ice Cream

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One day a father and his six small children troop single file into the thrift store. The tops of the little ones’ heads are...

A Few Moments to Imagine

Vinita Hampton Wright

I offer a short meditation to take you into the weekend. Get comfortable and take a few deep breaths. Close your eyes. In your...

Five Tips for Beating Loneliness from St. Ignatius

Rebecca Ruiz

A recent study revealed an epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness and social isolation isn’t limited to America, though; it’s a global scourge that...