A few years ago on retreat, I mentioned to my director that I wanted to rekindle some of the fire that I associated with the faith of my youth. I had driven to a monastery out in the country,...

We all need to ask ourselves if those who encounter us perceive the warmth of faith in our lives, if they see in our faces the joy of having encountered Christ! …The new evangelization is a renewed movement toward those...

This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I wonder what the time between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning was like for the disciples of Jesus. They witnessed his death and buried his body, and they...

This Easter Week, let’s take some time to pray imaginatively and encounter the Risen Jesus. Our friends at Pray as You Go provide us with this 18-minute audio prayer based on the Gospel. If you’re receiving this via e-mail, click...

Happy Easter! Today, we provide an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by the Arts & Faith: Easter video. The video and prayer for Easter Sunday are based on John 20:1–9. The art is Eugène Burnand's “The Disciples Peter and...

Why turn to the crucifix? Because the crucifix is a sign of victory and hope. It holds the fact that our lives will hold suffering and pain and sin and the effects of sin. We look at the crucifix, at...

Today we enter into the sacred Triduum—the three days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Here we stand at the brink of Jesus’ crucifixion with an invitation to share the Last Supper and then accompany him in...

Throughout this Lenten journey, I have maintained that God wants all human beings to be “holy souls,” and thus “friends of God, and prophets.” I hope that you have experienced God’s desire for your friendship and your corresponding desire...

This post is based on Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In my work as a therapist, I suppose one could say it’s a central part of my job to tolerate discomfort. After all, many clients come to therapy...

As we move from Lent to Easter, we’ll provide Ignatian prayers for the Triduum, inspired by videos from Arts & Faith: Lent. The video and prayer for Holy Saturday are based on Mark 16:1–7. The art is Jacopo di...