Perhaps because I feel as if I have been brought back to life after a 12-day siege with the flu, I have been thinking a lot about Lazarus. It’s such a deep and wonderful Gospel with Jesus standing at the end of the tomb, peering into the darkness and calling us back to life: “Lazarus, [...]
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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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It’s been cold here in the Midwest for weeks. Rainy and cloudy too most days. My friend Tom McGrath sent me a poem earlier this week that gives hope. It’s a good Lenten poem as well. April 5, 1974 by Richard Wilbur The air was soft, the ground still cold. In the dull pasture where [...]
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Lent? Not a big fan of this season, even though I’m very fond of purple, love soup and rarely pass up opportunities to ponder great mysteries. During Lent I am, as they say in some circles, “restless, irritable and discontent.” Please know that this not from giving up chocolate. I never renounce stuff like chocolate. [...]
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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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Lenten…Shabbat? In my strange little world these words go together just fine, possibly because my Jewish mother was as likely to serve fish as she was to serve roasted chicken on Fridays. As a result, Lenten observances on Fridays like eating fish and attending Stations of the Cross services, feel cozy rather than penitential — [...]
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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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I suggested the Lunchtime Examen the other day as a Lenten practice you might consider. Here are a couple of other ideas for online Lenten prayer. Vinita Wright will be leading a retreat at her Days of Deepening Friendship blog. It’s based on the terrific book Here’s My Heart, Here’s My Hand by Fr. William [...]
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