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Sincere Gratitude
We recently celebrated my husband Rudy's birthday. It was a simple and completely unassuming celebration. It was not at all what I had envisioned...
With the "Blessed”
The stench of the mud hut with the tin roof that was home to a woman dying of breast cancer, her two children in...
Conversion and Car Keys
I'm a convert. Sometimes my conversion experience piques the interest of cradle Catholics, who are eager to hear about the idea of choosing a...
Top Five Things I Want My Peers to Know about Ignatian Spirituality
My life would be very different without St. Ignatius. Ignatian spirituality is where I feel most at home as a young adult Catholic. Ignatian...
The Committee Rattling in My Mind
There is a never-ending committee meeting that rattles in my mind. It sounds like this:
Don't forget to pick up apples at the grocery store”¦.I...
Why a Scientist Finds Ignatian Spirituality Compelling
About six months after I finished making the Spiritual Exercises, I was chatting with a couple of colleagues at the college where I teach....
The Ignatian Way #6: What Is Discernment?
The sixth presentation in The Ignatian Way series introduces Ignatian discernment. The series is based on materials written by Brian Grogan, SJ, of the...
The Truth and Comfort in Ignatian Spirituality
Once upon a time—before I had kids, to be precise—I had the freedom to drop everything for a weekend and go on retreat. If...
It's Never Too Late
I thought I'd draw attention to a recent comment to an old post. Carol is recovering from spinal surgery. Retirement beckons. In her daily...
Karen Beattie on Finding God in Daily Life
Karen Beattie, author of Rock-Bottom Blessings, talks with Vinita Wright about her experience praying the Examen and being more aware of God.