Becky's Books
Reflections
It Matters to Jesus
A friend called me the other day, and as soon as I answered the phone, she said through tears, “Becky, I had a huge ‘aha’ this morning. It matters...
Ignatian Prayer
Five Ways of Praying Through Sorrow
It is hard not to hear our cries of sorrow and prayers of lament. Our world and all in it are groaning. I feel like I see and hear...
Spiritual Exercises
The Contemplation on the Incarnation and Advent
The Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises begins with a Contemplation on the Incarnation (SE 101–109). The graces we pray for with this meditation are the graces of the...
St. Ignatius Loyola
St. Ignatius’s Model of Contemplative Leadership
St. Ignatius Loyola offers us a model of contemplative leadership, as shown in the following ten characteristics of leaders.
Contemplative leaders…
See the real.
Ignatius invites us to see the world,...
Discernment
The Great Re-Imaginer
Having faith and hope seems almost absurd in times like these. The brokenness, darkness, and suffering of our world are in plain sight. Uncertainty looms and lurks around us....
Spirituality
Anchor into Hope
My grandmother reminded me often, “One thing we can always count on in life is change.” As a child, I never quite understood what she meant. Hearing this as...