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Litany of Gratitude for Ignatian Tools
There is that old adage that says, “When God closes one door, God opens another one.” When my husband and I were overwhelmed with...
What to Expect from Spiritual Direction
What should someone expect from spiritual direction? Becky Eldredge explains that the conversations in spiritual direction help a person identify where God is and...
Back from Africa
Gary Smith, SJ, recently returned to the U.S. for a spell of R&R after a dozen years working with refugees in Africa. A few...
Discernment How-Tos
Spiritual director Teresa Blythe has a couple of interesting articles about discernment on Patheos. One is a step-by-step guide to discernment based on Ignatian...
31 Days with Saint Ignatius
Welcome to the 14th-annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In honor of the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola...
The Grace of Detachment
The grace of indifference or detachment is often what we hope for in prayer. It is the place where we have surrendered to God...
Desire and Decision
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...
The Two Poles of Discernment
I recently followed a link on this site to a 2003 article in America that expanded my understanding of Ignatian discernment. I knew about...
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure: Week 2
St. Ignatius believed that we can find God in all things, at every moment, even in the most ordinary times. To do this, we...
Fruits of the Spirit
I cannot help but smile as I remember a conversation I had with Abby on the way home from preschool the other day.
Me: What...