Loretta's Book
Ignatian Prayer
Walking with Mary
Two travelers are on a road in the hill country. One is Mary, who’s thinking: “I’m so excited! The Messiah is coming! I feel as if I could dance...
Reflections
Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! Ignatian Life for Me
“Let us give thanks for the great treasure of Ignatian spirituality.”
Fr. David Ayotte, SJ, led us in prayer, but I didn’t hear the rest of it. I was captured...
Reflections
The Devil in a Piece of Pie
Waiting for a friend at a local coffee shop, I used my smartphone to read a portion of the first letter of John. God took the initiative to sit...
Ignatian Prayer
God Right Here
This story is inspired by Matthew 14:22, following the feeding of the five thousand.
Jesus made me get into the boat with the other disciples. I didn’t want to go....
Reflections
The Dark Night of Seeds
One of Jesus’ parables about the Kingdom of God depicts us as various types of soil into which the sower plants seeds. I found myself imagining that I was...
Discernment
Consolation and Desolation Whiplash
I used to think that desolation was a state one entered for a long period of time, like Mother Teresa experiencing years of dry prayer. Lately, though, and perhaps...