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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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.
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Our fourth Lunchtime Examen goes online today. This week’s question is “What do our feelings have to do with prayer?” Click on the button above.
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Kimberlee Conway Ireton writes about her family’s practice of praying the examen together: Our nightly practice of the examen around our dinner table helps Doug and me to recognize the gifts in our lives and to be more aware of God’s presence with us. It also helps our kids reflect on their lives, to be [...]
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Our third Lunchtime Examen is online today. This week, in addition to the guided prayer, I talk about how the examen answers the question, “what do I pray about?” Click on the button above.
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Our second Lunchtime Examen goes live today. This is a guided prayer, along with an explanation of some facet of the Ignatian examen. The question today is Where can I find God? A new Lunchtime Examen will be posted every Wednesday in Lent. We also just went live with our second presentation in the Ignatian [...]
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