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Bethlehem Moments

Rebecca Ruiz

I settled into the chair in the little wallpapered room and admired the candlelit crèche. While I gathered my thoughts, my spiritual director excused...

Small Simple Ways: Keys to an Open Soul

Vinita Hampton Wright

This post is part of the Advent retreat, “Small Simple Ways to Open Mind, Heart, and Spirit.” Watch the retreat introduction video here. The posts...

Living the Ignatian Way

Becky Eldredge

The Ignatian way is one that busy laypeople can find a home in today. The elements and guiding principles of Ignatian spirituality resonate and...

Faith-Filled Waiting

Melinda LeBlanc

God is teaching me the difference between worldly waiting and faith-filled waiting. I was recently diagnosed with a pulmonary condition that could eventually be life-threatening....

Small Simple Ways to Open Your Spirit to God During Advent

Vinita Hampton Wright

This post is part of the Advent retreat, “Small Simple Ways to Open Mind, Heart, and Spirit.” Watch the retreat introduction video here. During this...

Sent to Tell What I Saw

Loretta Pehanich

This story is inspired by Matthew 11:2–6. Gripping the cell bars outside John’s dank prison, I refused to leave. John shook his head. “I’m not...

Silent Prayer in Advent

Marina Berzins McCoy

Many Advent hymns feature the idea of silence: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent,” or, “My Soul in Stillness Waits.” And then there is...

Small Simple Ways to Open Your Heart to God During Advent

Vinita Hampton Wright

This post is part of the Advent retreat, “Small Simple Ways to Open Mind, Heart, and Spirit.” Watch the retreat introduction video here. During this...

Alfred Delp, SJ, on December 8, 1944

Mary Frances Coady

On the morning of December 8, 1944, the 37-year-old German Jesuit Alfred Delp, who had been imprisoned for anti-Nazi activities, received a lightly coded...