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Contemplation on the Incarnation Part Two: Mary’s Human Response
By Daniel Ruff, SJ
A recurring pattern in the Spiritual Exercises has St. Ignatius starting the retreatant off praying at the “cosmic” level, and then...
Contemplation on the Incarnation Part One: The Trinity Looks Down from Heaven
By Daniel Ruff, SJ
The lion's share of the Spiritual Exercises, perhaps two-thirds, is given over to imaginative contemplation of Gospel episodes from the life...
Ignatian Contemplation
Prayer using the imagination is a pillar of the Ignatian spiritual tradition. In its most common form, you take a passage from scripture, usually one of...
Contemplation on the Love of God
The Contemplation on the Love of God is the concluding meditation of the Spiritual Exercises (Spiritual Exercises, 231–237). It presents a God who loves...
Springtime Mini-Retreats
Spring is upon us, and for many of us, the season also comes with more pleasing temperatures and the growth of new plant life...
Continuing Friendship in the Easter Season
I have a confession to make.
I tend to forget about Jesus around a week or so into the Easter season each year. It is...
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...
Lessons in God’s Presence from a German Shepherd
We recently adopted a new dog, a German Shepherd around two years old. He is a shelter dog and was previously in at least...
Nathaniel and Being Seen
This story is inspired by John 1:45–51.
Sitting under a tree is a great place to muse and pray. That’s why I, Nathaniel, peered into...
Letter to God in the Fall
My sweet Lord,
It is turning to autumn, and I feel your presence again in a different way: a tender, private manner. It is quieter...
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