Becky Eldredge, Ignatian spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and author, is being honored with the Writer’s Award in Spirituality from the Loyola Institute for Spirituality. The award is given “to someone who has demonstrated excellence in furthering the spiritual teachings...

Back when so many of us in this country were farmers, when more of us lived in the country than in cities, we understood in our very bones that spring was the season for planting. Some of us still...

Editor’s Note: This Examen can be prayed at any time, but it is particularly suited to praying while reading and reflecting on Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Your Faith. Thanksgiving I pause in gratitude to God, whose Holy Spirit has...

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 on my computer. It is reconnecting to my mission, to that which makes me tick...

My automobile, unfortunately, has been subjected to several recalls. First it was a rearview camera that might not sit in the correct position. I went and had it checked. A few weeks later, I received notice that a computer...

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, tells us that God wants us to be real in prayer. In this episode of Pop-Up Prayer, O’Brien reminds us to bring our mess and our joy to God. We can season the day with...

I’ve always been fascinated by the process of worldbuilding. Science fiction and fantasy are by far my favorite genres. Occasionally, I dabble in writing speculative fiction of my own. Any successful speculative story—whether it’s one you are writing or one...

I was taking the grandkids to school while babysitting for my son and his wife, who were on holiday for a week. On Monday I realized how out of practice I am in caring for four children, despite raising...

Over spring break, I was given the gift of attending the Jesuits of the U.S. Central and Southern Province’s second annual women’s retreat. This retreat was formed in response to the desire put forth in General Congregation 34 for...

This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, makes these key points in talking about the graces of the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises and praying on the Resurrection of Jesus...