Something to think about | We must look for experience of the Spirit and for grace in the contemplation of our own lives. But not so that we can say, “That’s him. Now I know where the Spirit blows.” That is not how the Spirit is discerned. He cannot be found by laying triumphant claim [...]
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Something to think about | Many things in life are beyond our control. We can do very little about the weather, natural calamities, sickness, and so many things that happen in our lives. Often we see these things as hardships, as unfair situations. But we do have the power to decide how we will respond [...]
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Something to think about | We are challenged by Ignatius in much the same way that he was challenged by Francis and Dominic. And that may be the best purpose for books of saints: to have our complacency and mediocrity goaded, and to highlight our lame urge to go forward with the familiar rather than [...]
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Something to think about | The question to be constantly asked in decision-making is “what do I really want?” Deep down, that’s what God wants too. God wants what is best for us. This isn’t something repugnant, or burdensome, or sad, or difficult. The way of life that God desires for us is the way [...]
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Something to think about | There is a life-size crucifix I once saw in a church in Germany, ordinary except for the fact that—a casualty of war—the body of Jesus has no arms. The parishioners decided to leave the crucifix in that truncated state as a reminder to onlookers that they are to become Christ’s [...]
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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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Something to think about | The extraordinary greatness of Christianity is not that it provides us with medicine against suffering, but that it gives perspective to suffering. Christianity does not spare us pain. The Gospel does not promise that we will not suffer. Indeed, the Gospel makes it very clear that we do have to [...]
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Something to think about | Just because I am trying to do God’s work with every ounce of my being, is no guarantee that my plans will prosper. There is no guarantee that an effective Christian disciple will not be cut down in his prime. ` There is no guarantee that because you have given [...]
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Something to think about | To speak about finding God in all things is to admit that no doctrine, no tradition and no Scripture can exhaust the mystery that is God. It is to remember that our theology, our prayer and our teaching are limited in their ability to convey this mystery, and that as [...]
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