Loretta's Book
Ignatian Prayer
Fighting Nerves by Dancing with Jesus
I struggled to pray as my mind bounced from one distraction to another. The biggest distraction was preparations for a trip to El Salvador with the Sisters of Providence....
Something to Think About
Prayer Is Like a Water Bottle
In my holiday travels I learned about prayer at an airport while refilling my water bottle at one of those automatic dispensers on a wall near the restrooms. Not...
Ignatian Prayer
Imagining an Impatient Jesus
This story is inspired by the second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent (Cycle A), James 5:7–10.
“Now?”
“No, Jesus,” Mary said gently as she mended a shirt. They sat...
People
The Flagman, Part Two
Editor’s note: Read part one of Loretta’s encounters with the flagman here.
From inside my apartment I can hear the flagman’s radio buzz as he talks to his counterpart up...
People
The Flagman
Eight hours a day the flagman stands outside my apartment as construction trucks begin work on a new building down the cul-de-sac. Few cars pass, but he must stand...
People
Unshakeable Hope
We all know people like the princess who couldn’t sleep because of a pea under her many mattresses. Mary Abrahamsohn was the opposite of that.
To me it seemed there...