Loretta's Book
Discernment
Eight Examples of Consolation
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Discernment
Eight Tools for Combatting Desolation
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Ignatian Prayer
Can I Really Drink This Cup?
In the Anima Christi prayer, we pray, “Blood of Christ, inebriate me.” I ask to be made drunk with God’s love. Can I really drink this cup? What does...
Reflections
Letting Go of the Shades
I remember the time I was praying silently in the living room very early in the morning, before my little ones were awake. It was prior to my father’s...
Ignatian Prayer
Anger About My Roof
This story is inspired by Mark 2:1–12.
Jesus “returned to Capernaum… it was reported that he was at home.” As I reflected on the Gospel passage, I found myself drawn...
Ignatian Prayer
My Beloved
My fingers brush the holy water as I enter the church. I’m here for a Gospel meditation, and I linger, imagining the Jordan. Was it shallow or deep, cold...