Blogger Wayne Stratz found a book that helped his prayer life quite a bit. It helped mine too. And youth minister Daniel Haugh, who works at the American Church in Paris, has a suggestion for the starting the new year. Share or bookmark this post:
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Jesuits in St. Louis have developed a special series of seven Examen prayers for the last week of Advent. They are based on the seven messianic “O Antiphons” prayed during this week. The seven titles attributed to Jesus in the antiphons are Wisdom, Ruler of the House of Israel, Root of Jesse, Key of David, [...]
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St. Ignatius said that you begin an Examen by coming into God’s presence. That’s not as easy for us as it was in Ignatius’s time, Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, says: Today a prior effort has to be made. I have to become present to myself in God. In my culture I am constantly dragged away [...]
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Here’s a fine overview of the Examen by Canadian Jesuit Artur Suski. (Click here to watch it on YouTube.) Share or bookmark this post:
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How would you depict something as abstract as the Examen prayer? That was the challenge for artists vying for a commission to make a statue of St. Ignatius for Fairfield University. The winning idea came from New York artists Joan Benefiel and Jeremy Leichman. Their statue, “Examen,” was unveiled this week, picture above. Two identical [...]
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I am in China with my family on a heritage tour, a pilgrimage of sorts. Those familiar with my book Longing to Love know that my daughters are Chinese, so we have returned here in order to see their orphanages and learn more about this land and these people. This has been holy time. I [...]
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Something to think about | Our examen teaches us, above all, to live in the present. Our days typically unfurl in frenzied preoccupation with the next meeting to attend, errands to be done, dinner to be prepared, and a hundred other tasks that crowd an efficient day. The monk Thich Nhat Hanh points out that [...]
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During Lent we published six audio-visual guided examens that introduce the Ignatian examen prayer. These were very popular, and they now have a permanent home here on this site. There’s a whole page on the examen on IgnatianSpirituality.com. For even more, read my book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. If you’re interested in prayer, browse the [...]
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Our sixth and last Lunchtime Examen goes online today. This week’s question is “What shall I do?” It’s about the final step of the traditional Ignatian examen–the action we take to love God and other people in the day ahead. Click on the button above. (Click here if you can’t see it.) These Lunchtime Examens [...]
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Our fifth Lunchtime Examen goes online today. This week’s question is “What does the Examen have to do with being honest with God?” Click on the button above. (Click here if you can’t see it.) These Lunchtime Examens will still be available on IgnatianSpirituality.com after Lent is over. We’re working out the details now. Share [...]
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