Ignatian Prayer
A Prayer Exercise: Imagination
What is the most imaginative thing you've ever done?
Who is the most imaginative person you know, and how would you describe that person's life and work? . . ....
Spirituality
World Filled with Change
Father, you have created a world filled with change, and each blessing that you give in this world remains only for a while. At times you show your love...
Discernment
There’s Such a State as Difficult Consolation
All of us are rightly wary of the incorrect reduction of the concepts of desolation and consolation to merely feeling bad and feeling good. But the reason this misconception...
Something to Think About
Stopping to Rest
When I am feeling under pressure, taking on too many projects, and not sleeping well, Psalm 62 gathers me in. I repeat the words to myself and take a...
Ignatian Prayer
Prayer for Detachment
I beg of you, my Lord,
to remove anything which separates
me from you, and you from me.
Remove anything that makes me unworthy
of your sight, your control, your reprehension;
of your speech...
Something to Think About
A God Who Labors
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...