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What the Examen Has in Common with Sports Commentary

As I was writing the Olympics post, it struck me that the Examen prayer has much in common with sports commentary. One version of the...

Being People for Others

St. Ignatius Loyola understood that, even when we strive to do glorious deeds, often the motivation is selfish. Or at least it’s self-focused. In...

Positive Intent

Educator Laura Thomas was at a meeting in which they started by outlining expectations. One caught her by surprise: “Assume positive intent.” I was drawn...

Catching the Soap

Chances to see the good or find the promise of hope emerge in sometimes very subtle ways. Too often those opportunities are suppressed or...

Are We All Elijah?

When Jesus raised the widow of Nain’s son (Luke 7:11–17), his Jewish listeners must’ve remembered Elijah, who raised a widow’s son during a visit...

Kevin O’Brien, SJ, on Adapting the Spiritual Exercises

America magazine interviewed Kevin O’Brien, SJ, about his mission and ministry work at Georgetown University. The author of The Ignatian Adventure, O’Brien began a...

Our Intrusive God

During my summer off from teaching, one might think it would be easier for me to make time for God, yet I found myself...

Senses Awake to a New Day

I live in an old seminary in Grand Coteau, a rural village of Louisiana. My third-floor bedroom window is about level with the tops...

Listening to My Son

As new parents, my husband and I are learning quite a bit these days. The past few weeks have been filled with new sights and...

Listening to God in Nature

I once went to Morning Prayer during a retreat. While other mornings had been filled with beautiful words and guided meditations that I no...

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