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Spirituality
Disney’s Lesson for Finding the Hidden Christ
Among my family’s summer vacation plans is a trip to Disney World to celebrate our new college graduate. While it has been more than a decade since our last...
Ignatian Prayer
Resting in the Lord’s Gaze
“How do you, Lord, look at me?
What do you feel in your heart for me?”
—John Eagan, SJ (from Hearts on Fire: Praying with Jesuits)As Christians, most of us desire...
Reflections
Four Ways to Receive Joy
Easter is a 50-day-long season of celebration. As Christians, we often undertake Lenten practices but often do not undertake Easter practices past the first day of Easter. One reason...
Reflections
Stay in Love
“Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.” —Joseph Whelan, SJ
Fr. Joseph Whelan's words about falling in love as a metaphor for vocation are well-known. (If...
Ignatian Prayer
The Anima Christi During Holy Week
Among my favorite prayers to pray during Holy Week is the Anima Christi or “Soul of Christ.” Many of the lines are resonant with Passion Week, as the poem...
Reflections
Five Ideas for Responding to a Refusal to Reconcile
Pope Francis declared this year to be a Jubilee Year of Mercy, a time to extend mercy to others through both acts of forgiveness and care for those who...