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Enkindling the World Before Lent
This short period of Ordinary Time after the Christmas season is a great time to prepare ourselves for the season of Lent, leading to...
Hope Opens New Horizons
On December 7, 2016, Pope Francis began a catechetical series on Christian hope. He opened with the following words:
It is very important, because hope...
Praying in Dry Seasons of Life
Our prayer lives go through cycles like the seasons of the year. We cycle through spring-like seasons of new life or summer-like seasons of...
What Makes You Hesitate?
I often revisit Ignatius’s reflections on the Resurrection in the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises at this time of year. This year, I...
Resurrection
In the Resurrection accounts, Jesus’ friends often need time in order to recognize him. Mary Magdalene initially thinks he is the gardener as she...
3-Minute Retreat: The Lord’s Supper
On this Holy Thursday, enjoy a special 3-Minute Retreat: The Lord’s Supper. Read the words of the prayer below or pray with the full...
How to Do Holy Week
Holy Week is a solemn week of extra prayer and fasting. It involves the Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. During...
I’m Having a Hard Time Sitting in the Desert This Lent
I’ve been trying to sit with Christ in the desert as St. Ignatius suggests. I can’t manage to stay with him for long. I’m...
The Consequences of Seeing
This story is inspired by John 9:1–41, the healing of the man born blind, and Mark 10:46–52, the healing of Bartimaeus.
Bartimaeus and I talked...
Setting Down Our Nets
When Jesus calls the fishermen Peter and Andrew, he tells them, “Come follow me.” In response, the new disciples experience a new desire and...