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Praying Through Pain at Christmas
“Joy to the world!” the song rings out. But not everyone feels joyful at Christmas. Anyone who is sick, bereaved, lonely, or unemployed may...
One Particular Cat and the Resurrection
This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
I don’t like cats.
We never had a cat growing up. We were all...
Signs of Peace
This post is based on Week Six of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
We’ve become all too familiar with images of war, violence, and destruction. We...
Come Here
The Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises encourages us to ask for the grace to know Jesus, the man who drew people to himself...
Giving Myself Permission to Make Adjustments in Ignatian Contemplation
I have always considered myself terrible at Ignatian contemplation. That’s a form of prayer that invites one to place oneself in a scene from...
Sacred Time
This weekend the Church begins its observance of Advent. He is coming!
I marvel at the way the Church has, over its history, sought to...
Getting to Know Jesus at the Heart Level
This post is based on Week Four of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
When my husband and I first married, we moved over 500 miles away...
Thomas Experiences Joy
This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure and inspired by John 20:24–29.
I’d gone out for provisions. They were afraid...
Getting to Know Jesus
This post is based on Week Six of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
There was a time in my life when I didn’t really know Jesus....
My Beloved
My fingers brush the holy water as I enter the church. I’m here for a Gospel meditation, and I linger, imagining the Jordan. Was...