Loretta Pehanich

Loretta Pehanich is a Catholic freelance writer and the author of Loyola Kids Book of Jesus, His Family, and His Friends, 2022: A Book of Grace-Filled Days, Women in Conversation: Stand Up!, and Fleeting Moments: Praying When You Are Too Busy. A spiritual director since 2012, Loretta is trained in giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Her involvement in ministry and parish life includes 20 years in small faith-sharing groups and Christian Life Community. Loretta gives retreats and presentations on prayer and women’s spirituality and is commissioned as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. She and her husband Steve have four children and 11 grandchildren.
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Ignatian Prayer

Doing Dishes with Our Father

The Scripture verses included in the following imaginative contemplation are not exact translations but rather an invitation to readers to look up the texts to deepen their experience of...
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Reflections

Instruments in a Symphony of Grace

“Make me an instrument of your peace,” we regularly pray at our parish. I wonder what instrument I would be in God’s orchestra—an oboe, a cello, or something else? Following...
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Ignatian Prayer

Before He Was the Baptist

“I dare you to eat a bug.” Was John the Baptist the kind of kid who might say that? As a mom, I’m curious about such things. When did he...
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Ignatian Prayer

Encountering the Spirit in the House of Cornelius

This story is inspired by Acts 10:30–49. Let me introduce myself: I’m a centurion who was in Cornelius’s house when the Holy Spirit poured down upon us. What does the Holy...
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Ignatian Prayer

His Face in My Mirror

This story is inspired by Luke 7:36–50 and John 12:1–8. I bought that expensive perfumed oil for myself. I don’t think I’m wealthy, but I do have enough money to...
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Reflections

Reconciling with Distractions

“God, reveal my hidden flaws to me,” I prayed one evening. Nothing happened. No insights surfaced. “How can I reform my life if I don’t even know my faults?” I...
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