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Discernment

Resumé and Eulogy Virtues

Last month, I attended an online funeral held for William Barry, SJ, a well-known Jesuit spiritual director and author who recently went home to...

The Great Re-Imaginer

Having faith and hope seems almost absurd in times like these. The brokenness, darkness, and suffering of our world are in plain sight. Uncertainty...

Finding God in Our Desires

In the world I have known, the American Midwest, the word desire has been used too often in the context of lust and sex....

There’s Such a State as Difficult Consolation

All of us are rightly wary of the incorrect reduction of the concepts of desolation and consolation to merely feeling bad and feeling good....

Discernment in Times of Injustice

Ignatian approaches to discernment are sometimes posed in terms of life choices, such as which vocation we might choose or if a particular job...

Knowing God’s Call

One of the most common questions I get asked in spiritual direction is, “How do I know God’s call for me?” So often we...

Taking the Ignatius Challenge

Many years before St. Ignatius Loyola dedicated his life to the service of the faith, he was a battle-injured soldier, laid up in his...

Discernment in Making Lenten Plans

What will you do during Lent this year? Will you fast from certain food and drink? Build in more prayer than usual? Make more donations...

Living the Ignatian Way

The Ignatian way is one that busy laypeople can find a home in today. The elements and guiding principles of Ignatian spirituality resonate and...

Resistance in the Spiritual Life

Resistance is a term that is often used in descriptions of spiritual movements. In its simplest terms, it is used to describe when we...

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