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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...
Going to Egypt
This story is inspired by Matthew 2:13–15.
Perhaps Joseph awakes to the sound of Mary humming a lullaby. Mary holds her baby close, rocking as...
Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Courage and Nature
When I was a child, my brother and I spent long summers with my grandparents on their retirement farm outside of Cornwall, Ontario. My...
Anna and the Call to Recognize What Is Possible
Anna (Luke 2:22–24, 36–38) is part of the Christmas story. It’s easy to overlook her among the many characters in Luke’s infancy narrative because...
The Mystery of the Incarnation
In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, retreatants imagine the mystery of the Incarnation. They take time to picture the Trinity looking over...
Invitations to More
We have arrived at that time of the year when planners like me make lists upon lists. Right now, I’ve got my final Thanksgiving...
Gratitude and the Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude is at the heart of prayer and thus is central to Ignatian spirituality.
For example, in praying the Examen, I begin with placing myself...
Standing Next to Mary
I find myself wondering often about the ordinary moments in the Holy Family’s life, particularly the day-to-day moments of Mary’s life with Jesus. Perhaps...
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...
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