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An Ignatian Prayer Adventure: Week 5
Our prayer this week explores the implications and consequences of following Christ. Ignatius does this by proposing three scenarios or “thought experiments” involving the...
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure: Week 3
This week, we begin what Ignatius calls the First Week of his Exercises. By “week,” Ignatius does not mean seven calendar days, but a...
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...
Before You Begin An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
Before you begin An Ignatian Prayer Adventure, here are a few recommendations for preparing yourself.
Getting Ready to Make the Retreat
commit to spending 30...
Imagination and Growing in Knowledge and Love of Jesus
This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
The Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises invites us into an extended contemplation...
Living with Purpose Mini-Retreat: Day One
How can we live with purpose? Let’s explore that idea this week in our online retreat. In three parts, we’ll consider the demands and...
The Reign of the Cat Nap
A deep voice riddled by static blasted through the radio. I couldn’t hear what was said and wouldn’t have understood the language even if...
Imagining an Impatient Jesus
This story is inspired by the second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent (Cycle A), James 5:7–10.
“Now?”
“No, Jesus,” Mary said gently as she...
Poinsettias and Prayer
Many people enjoy decorating their homes or offices with poinsettias during the holiday season. Poinsettias, or flores de Nochebuena, are associated with Christmas on...
What the Sisters of Bon Secours Taught Me About the Spiritual Exercises
I knew nothing of the Sisters of Bon Secours before moving to Baltimore.
It was an Ignatian-inspired retreat that would bring me to the sisters’...