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    One Favorite Prayer: The Examen

    Editor’s note: We’ve been having fun celebrating the 10th anniversary of IgnatianSpirituality.com. The fun will continue throughout July with our 10th-annual 31 Days with...
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    The MicroShifts Examen

    Author Gary Jansen recommends approaching personal transformation by making “small change in the way you look at the world or in the way you...
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    On the Examen

    This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I first encountered the Daily Examen—the five-step prayer of St. Ignatius, which aims...
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    How the Examen Made Me Smile at the Mailbox

    My son recently developed a new fascination with the mailbox. “Mom, how do I get a letter from me to someone else?” he asked...
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    Wisdom Story Examen

    We are quite accustomed to hearing wisdom sayings, such as those found in the book of Proverbs or what we look for in a...
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    An Examen for Times of Illness

    Physical illness, whether chronic or acute, can render us too distracted and exhausted to keep up with normal activities, among them prayer. Not only...
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    An Examen at the End of a Relationship

    When significant relationships come to an end, whether due to geographic distance, drifting apart, or brokenness through conflict, we have the task of integrating...
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    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....
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    The Steps of the Examen

    Today let’s explore the Examen through the lens of brief reflections pertaining to each step. The steps in this version of the Examen match...
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    Becky Eldredge Explains the Examen

    Becky Eldredge, dotMagis blogger and author of Busy Lives & Restless Souls, walks us through the steps of the Examen in this four-minute video....

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