Michelle Francl-Donnay on getting ready to pray: In his “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola recommends that we come to the threshold of prayer — literally, stop a few steps before the place where you will pray — and pause for a moment: “before all contemplations and meditations, there ought always to be made the [...]
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Something to think about | It struck me then very clearly that one who seeks the spirit of God in good works will find it better in prayer later on than the one who seeks God first in prayer and then in action, as we often do. Whoever, then, seeks and finds the spirit of [...]
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Exaggeration or reality? There’s not a person of faith — dead or alive — who hasn’t at some point trudged through a desert landscape of dusty dry and somewhat dessicated prayer. By grace, our rote prayers at these times provide comfort by virtue of their structure. By faith, we know mind, heart and spirit will [...]
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Something to think about | What is prayer? Prayer is a waste of time. And more than that–it is a waste of self. This waste of time is a very real and sorely needed symbol of a far deeper loss and surrender that “happens” in every authentic prayer! “Who loses his soul will find it” [...]
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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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A ship may be tossed on the seas, buffeted by storms of every sort. Its crew may be struggling mightily every day simply to keep it afloat, wearying themselves, becoming chilled to the bone. They may fear for their lives every day, and regret ever having set sail with the hopes of adventure and fame [...]
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The First Little Way of Praying: Recall the commandments or any list such as the Cardinal Virtues or the Capital Sins. Take each in turn, consider the beautiful divine invitation it expresses, and ask yourself how you are living it out. Thank your Creator and Lord for all your good and beg God to make [...]
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- A sample of my new book about the Ignatian examen, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer, is available for your reading pleasure. Click the image above to read the first two chapters. (If you can’t see the image, click here.) If you like what you see, click here to buy your own copy (and copies for [...]
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Something to think about |In the final analysis, talking about prayer doesn’t matter; rather, only the words that we ourselves say to God. And one must say these words oneself. Oh, they can be quiet, poor, and diffident. They can rise up to God’s heaven like silver doves from a happy heart, or they can [...]
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