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The Gift of a Grandmother’s Love

This post is based on Week One of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. There’s something special about a grandmother’s love. My mother was incredibly busy with...

Encounter Grace Quotes Journal

Whether you’re participating in the Lenten read-along or looking to incorporate journaling into your prayer practices, the Encounter Grace Journal can be a helpful...

Love Lives in the Details

Until I dive right into a situation, I will never understand how to love the people who live there. As a writer, I could talk...

God in the Loving

February is the month in which many people celebrate Valentine’s Day, and while romantic and spousal love are important to celebrate, it made me...

The Disposition That Sets the World Aflame

The trick to lighting a fire is to start by burning something small. In fact, you need lots of small things, preferably ones that...

The Intentional Kindness of a Dessert

A colleague stopped me in the hallway. “Gretchen, glad I caught you! I’ve been invited to make dessert for the gathering this week, and...

Answering Suffering with Love

I do a lot of listening. I listen in my home, my work, in the market, and in my ministry of spiritual direction. Wherever...

The Wet Examen Card

I got to know St. Ignatius many years ago, at about 5:30 a.m., when a sopping wet Examen card was stuck to the side...

The Choices of Gratitude and Hope

We develop gratitude by paying attention. We make a point to review a day or a lifetime to identify all for which we can...

Getting Ready for Lent 2026

Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026, so today we’re highlighting just a few of the many Ignatian-inspired features designed to help you observe Lent. Encounter...

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