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Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude and the Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude is at the heart of prayer and thus is central to Ignatian spirituality.
For example, in praying the Examen, I begin with placing myself in God’s presence and offering...
Retreats
Wake Up and Love
This past summer on my annual retreat, I entered the time of retreat uncertain as to what I wanted from God. Of course, I always desire to grow closer...
Reflections
Dealing with Annoyances
Last year, I wrote a book on the topic of forgiveness, and lately I have been thinking about a separate but related topic: how do we cope with the...
Ignatian Prayer
How to Build in Time to Pray
For me, late August means back to school and a more rigorous schedule than in the summer. While I work over the summer, late August means the resumption of...
Reflections
Learning to Surrender to God
The familiar features of St. Ignatius’s experience with injury by a cannonball have to do with his learning to discern and to change his life’s course as a result...
Reflections
Regeneration Through Cultivating Joy
One of my earliest childhood memories is being about two or three years old, walking along a Florida beach with my parents. My father showed me a starfish that...