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The Long Ride
I do some of my best thinking and praying while running or biking. This morning I considered how biking hills is not a bad...
Four Ways the Examen Helps in Discernment as a Couple
In recent posts, I shared a process of discerning as a couple and also five ways the Examen can support us in our marriage....
Discerning as a Couple
Discerning as an individual is something that’s covered at length in the world of Ignatian spirituality. But what about discerning as a couple? The...
Five Ways the Examen Can Play a Role in Marriage
I remain thankful for all who taught me Ignatian spirituality. It is not only the spirituality that guides my relationship with God, but it...
The Money Examen
Who knew that St. Ignatius, aside from being a battlefield warrior, a prolific letter-writer, and a spiritual genius, also left wisdom for financial situations?...
Marking God’s Goodness
Before making the big decision to move from the East Coast to the West Coast, my wife Sarah and I prayed with the story...
Living “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam”
I remember the summer my father received his personalized “AMDG” license plates. He was so excited. A second-generation Jesuit grad, my dad is all...
Listening and Continuously Engaging the Call
Some years ago, I became aware of the call to return to college for a Masters degree in Religious Education. At first it was...
Is God at Work?
How are we to interpret the alternately serendipitous and disappointing, unexpected and unpredictable, courses of our lives? What is happening when death or financial...
Repetition in Prayer
Repetition is the return to a previous period of prayer for the purpose of allowing the movements of God to deepen within the heart....