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    Sometimes the Christian journey is framed in terms of making a decision, a commitment, to follow Jesus and his way. But we don't live strictly by decisions, acts of the will. We don't just make up our mind and...
    We all experience distractions in prayer. But the lesson is to “Pray as you can, not as you can't.” For our Ignatian Prayer Adventure this week, join me as I drive around the neighborhood, discussing distractions in prayer and the...
    An Ignatian Prayer Adventure is at the halfway point. We move into Week 5, exploring the question: What do I really want? We begin with the meditation on the Call of Christ, Our King. How has the retreat experience been for...
    One of the central meditations of the Spiritual Exercises is the Call of Christ the King. Imagine a call from an earthly leader who has inspired us, and then imagine Christ calling us to join him in helping him to...
    Today, think of Jesus as an infant, as a child learning, as a child with life's window opening up before him. Watch the video below for the complete reflection on Jesus the child. This post is a part of An Ignatian...
    Matt Spotts, SJ, went to confession. Here's his penance: "For the rest of Lent, take 5 minutes every day - just 5 minutes - and just enjoy God.” Let's all do that.
    There's little doubt that there's a Jesuit "style."  The Jesuits themselves call it "our way of proceeding."  A recent article on MiradaGlobal.com found five elements in the Jesuit style: Pay attention to history (of a person, a society) Experience things from...
    One of the best things about the Spiritual Exercises for me was learning about imaginative prayer. In today's video, I talk about my experience learning to pray with the imagination. This week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure invites us to...
    There's so much to contemplate on during this part of the Spiritual Exercises. This week we consider Jesus' birth and presentation in the temple (for naming and circumcision), also the small family's exile in Egypt to protect the boy's...
    It's been a great season for Jesuit basketball.  No fewer than eight Jesuit schools will be represented in the NCAA men's tournament, which starts this week.  Four of the five teams that made the tournament last year are back:...

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