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Where Is It You Don’t Want to Go?

Consolation is sometimes painful. On the surface, we fun-seeking humans will do lots of things that are not of God to avoid feeling bad, to...

Advent Light

Advent readings often focus on the theme of light in the midst of darkness, picking up on the words of Isaiah: “The people walking...

Annunciation

San Fermo Maggiore Church in Verona, Italy, features foundation stones from the fifth century, so I was quite surprised to find, tucked behind one...

Loved as I Am

For years now, I have been working on accepting and internalizing a particular truth about God: that God loves me as I am, no...

Collecting Past and Present

There’s a tiny games and hobbies shop off the highway near my house. I have to make at least one U-turn to find it....

Christmas Examen

The Christmas season invites us to embrace St. Ignatius’s invitation to savor the things that satisfy the soul. My reality during the Christmas season...

An Examen in Times of Pain

The daily Examen is intended to help us notice where God is in our lives. We do this by examining the details of the...

Connection with God

It often happens that our spiritual lives are not in synch with the liturgical calendar. Some years we may approach the holidays with an...

Lessons in God’s Presence from a German Shepherd

We recently adopted a new dog, a German Shepherd around two years old. He is a shelter dog and was previously in at least...

Lessons in Jedi Training and Ignatian Spirituality

A painting by a Baltimore-based artist hangs in our bedroom, a gift from my eldest daughter. The painting depicts a young girl—blond hair down...

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