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Invitations to More

Spirituality Rebecca Ruiz

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

Spiritual Exercises Marina Berzins McCoy

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

Ignatian Prayer Gretchen Crowder

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

Spirituality Jean Heaton

One day as I was walking down a busy sidewalk, I noticed that the crowd could be divided into two camps. There were those...

A Quiet Miracle

Spiritual Exercises Gretchen Crowder

“May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.” —John O’Donohue I recently began the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises...

Doing Dishes with Our Father

Ignatian Prayer Loretta Pehanich

The Scripture verses included in the following imaginative contemplation are not exact translations but rather an invitation to readers to look up the texts...

How to Build in Time to Pray

Ignatian Prayer Marina Berzins McCoy

For me, late August means back to school and a more rigorous schedule than in the summer. While I work over the summer, late...

Why I Left IT to Join the Jesuits

Discernment Brendan McManus, SJ

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re celebrating 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here,...