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Growing My Trust in God
One day as I was walking down a busy sidewalk, I noticed that the crowd could be divided into two camps. There were those...
The Examen of the Future
The Examen is part of our tradition. Usually thought of in terms of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises, it has emphasized watching sins and failings....
Praying When in Consolation
Don’t you love praying when it’s easy to show up to prayer? Or when you feel God’s presence during your prayer? During a season...
Easter Comes Late
Sometimes in our lives Easter comes when we are still very much in the desert of Lent. Maybe we have lost a loved one,...
Tending to the Growth of Love
Among Ignatius’s insights into the dynamics of spiritual life is that God leads primarily through encouragement. In his rules for the discernment of spirits,...
The Sponge and the Rock
During the icy cold “polar vortex” in early January, my landlord asked me to leave the taps dripping at night to prevent the pipes...
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...
Cardinal Martini's Testament
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini died last week. He was a renowned scripture scholar, former archbishop of Milan, a popular writer, and a rare Jesuit...
Slumps and Winning Streaks
Psychologists study a phenomenon called "disregard of regression toward the mean." This is our tendency to expect that extreme performance will continue. ...
Sexuality and Ignatian Spirituality
Tim Muldoon, who blogs here at dotMagis, has published an excellent article on sexuality and Ignatian spirituality in The Way, a journal published by...