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Emmanuel, God with Us

A cherished memory from my childhood is the annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at my grandparents' Methodist church. Every year my large family of...

“The Light Came, but Not Without a Fight.”

The Ignatian Educator reminds us that the reality of the first Christmas was scary and confusing at the same time it was a joyful...

Arts & Faith: Christmas Imaginative Prayer Exercise

Each week of Advent, we've provided an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent. Today we share the...

The Pope on Christmas

Pope Francis has given another must-read interview, this one with the Italian newspaper La Stampa.  A couple of comments particularly struck me.  One: "reform always...

Mary and Joseph Are Expecting

About nine months ago we celebrated the Annunciation when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive God's son. It was at...

Arts & Faith: Advent—Fourth Sunday Imaginative Prayer Exercise (Cycle A)

Each week of Advent, we'll provide an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent. The video and prayer...

Praying with the Season’s Songs

The hymns of Advent and Christmas offer a wonderful way to pray. Music is a powerful part of my prayer life, because music is...

Holding Baby Jesus

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). That one sentence took on a whole new meaning for me when I experienced...

Saint Peter Faber, the Quiet Companion

Pope Francis and the Vatican have announced that Peter Faber, SJ, has been canonized. In celebration, Loyola Press is releasing The Quiet Companion, the...

The Red Machine on the Wall

Greg Kennedy, SJ, shared an Advent poem on the igNation blog. Here's a taste. We've all taken numbers from the red machine on the wall. Above, red...

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