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Holding Baby Jesus

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). That one sentence took on a whole new meaning for me when I experienced...

Ignatius and the Sacraments

The Spiritual Exercises are not just a listing of meditations separated into four “weeks.” They are much more than that. They are a work...

Three Elements of Expressing Gratitude

With Thanksgiving approaching, it might be good to take the time to look at gratitude from St. Ignatius's perspective. Gratitude is often diluted—a word...

The Only True Identity

My 84-year-old father, a former Air Force fighter pilot who traveled around the world, now spends his days mainly confined to his recliner. His...

Pope Francis on Prayer

America Magazine, along with La Civiltà  Cattolica and other Jesuit publications around the world, has published an interview with Pope Francis, well worth the...

The Earthen Vessel

Ignatian contemplation is most often associated with praying imaginatively with a scene from the Gospels, but I also find praying with particular simple images...

God as Mystery, God as Neighbor

Yesterday was a normal day, just like any other, but for some reason I woke up and was jolted with some unexpected thoughts about...

Make an E-Retreat

If you can't get away for a retreat this summer, you might do an E-Retreat with popular writer Jim Martin, SJ. Jim and his...

Contemplatives in Action

There was an old Jesuit vocation poster that showed a cartoon of a Jesuit with his nose in a book while he was sawing...

Joy Is the Surest Sign

This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I came home early in the morning, the noise...

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