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Reflections
Cannonball at Loyola Chapel of the Conversion
My cannonball moment happened about 60 miles northwest of where St. Ignatius had his cannonball moment. It happened in the very room where Ignatius recovered from his injury. It...
Examen
One Favorite Prayer: The Examen
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Spiritual Exercises
Better Than Your Best?
Magis is one of the more mysterious Ignatian terms. It’s a Latin word meaning “the greater, the excellent, the best.” It’s associated with restless striving to always do better, to undertake...
Spiritual Exercises
When You Think Someone Is Wrong
I've been thinking about Ignatius's Presupposition lately. This is a ground rule for the Spiritual Exercises that he puts right at the beginning of the book. It's about the relationship between the...
Reflections
Go Set the World on Fire
Ignatius often ended his letters to Jesuits going to the missions with the expression ite, inflammate omnia—“go, set the world on fire.” What did he mean by that? Maybe it...
Reflections
Not What You Expect
What does God’s voice sound like? In my experience, like nothing I was expecting.
A while ago I was having some very bad days. I had too much work to...