Marina's Book
Reflections
New Year’s Daydreaming
What if instead of starting with New Year’s resolutions, we began with New Year’s daydreaming?
January is a time when I eagerly peruse the newly arrived seed catalogues for ideas...
Reflections
God Has Hope in Us
Advent is a season of hope and expectant waiting. Yet we are faced with many global crises such as climate change, war, poverty, and racism. I find that in...
Reflections
Finding God in Negative Emotions
While we often rightly emphasize the role of consolation in Ignatian spirituality, I have recently been thinking more about finding God in negative emotions. I don’t here mean when...
Ignatian Prayer
Setting Down Our Nets
When Jesus calls the fishermen Peter and Andrew, he tells them, “Come follow me.” In response, the new disciples experience a new desire and put down their nets to...
Reflections
Sabbath as a Gift
This coming academic year, I have a sabbatical from teaching at my academic institution. I’m thankful to have long periods of time to work on a research project without...
Reflections
Leaving Behind the Shoes
About halfway into my time on the Camino de Santiago, my toes began to develop blisters. I had planned my footwear carefully, researching many conflicting shoe recommendations on websites...