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To Individuals Who Are in Pain or Suffering

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Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages those who are in pain or suffering with a brief video message. He says, “It’s part of being human,...

Spiritual Exercises with Children

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Pastoral minister Dr. Andy Kereky leads retreats for children based on the Spiritual Exercises. He talks about his experience with Joe Paprocki in an...

Merry Christmas

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On this Christmas Day, enjoy “The Huron Carol,” written by the Jesuit martyr St. Jean de Brébeuf. He wrote it in the language of...

Audacious Ignatius Game and Activity Sheets

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Take some time to explore the story of St. Ignatius with the children in your life. Written by Paul Mitchell and illustrated by Katie Broussard,...

Where Is It You Don’t Want to Go?

Lisa Kelly

Consolation is sometimes painful. On the surface, we fun-seeking humans will do lots of things that are not of God to avoid feeling bad, to...

To Individuals Who Are Struggling to Make a Big Decision

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Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages those who do not know how to make a big decision to learn about Ignatian discernment. “The great thing...

Set Free

Loretta Pehanich

This story is inspired by Luke 13:10–17. Eighteen years is a lifetime. Mercilessly, the crippling spirit worked me over, a little at a time. It...

Advent Light

Marina Berzins McCoy

Advent readings often focus on the theme of light in the midst of darkness, picking up on the words of Isaiah: “The people walking...

The Relationships That Make Holidays So Difficult

Vinita Hampton Wright

We can look at several relationships and understand pretty quickly why holidays can be so difficult to survive. My Relationship to Myself End-of-year holidays beg me...