Marina's Book
Reflections
Where Have We Not Yet Surrendered Our Lives to God?
Many of us give up something as part of a Lenten fast. Fasting helps us in our almsgiving in having more to give away to others, serves as a...
Reflections
Lenten Meditation 2: The Lie at the Heart of Human Sinfulness
The lie at the heart of human sinfulness is that we can gain control of our existence by some action of our own and that God does not want...
Reflections
Receptivity to God’s Love
The readings for the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord concern receptivity to God’s gifts. Isaiah’s words invite the thirsty to “come to the water” and promise those...
Reflections
Mary as a Model of Indifference
In many discussions of Ignatian indifference by Jesuit colleagues, the paradigmatic stories revolve around leaving behind jobs, projects, and relationships for the sake of mission. But I struggle to...
Examen
The Examen Always Ends with Hope
While it’s easy to think about the Examen as being oriented to the past, this prayer helps us to pay attention to where God is in the past, present,...
Reflections
Thoughts about the Imagination and Narrative
Storytelling is crucial to how we as human beings make meaning of our lives. Ricoeur observed that while life is simply lived, we attempt to make meaning of life’s...