“Uh, Mom?” my son said, motioning towards the window of our parked car. Outside the window, uncomfortably close, stood a slight woman, her face lined...

Finding God at the Shrine of St. Gianna

Reflections Cara Callbeck

A key concept of Ignatian spirituality is finding God in all things. Learning to find God in the good and the bad, the beautiful...

Unstylish

Reflections Jane Knuth

She is unstylish in the best sense of the word. She walks into the store with a bag too big and bulky to be...

Springtime Scents

Reflections Denise Gorss

We’re somewhere in the middle of spring, which here in Chicago means temperatures jumping from winter-like lows to summer-like highs. The changing of seasons (even...

Grief in the Easter Season

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

A few weeks ago, partway through the Easter Octave, my stepfather unexpectedly passed away. The news of his passing initially felt like an impossible...

When to Sing Alleluia

Reflections Michelle Francl-Donnay

“From holy Easter until Pentecost without interruption let ‘Alleluia’ be said both in the Psalms and in the responsories.” —from The Rule of St....

What Happened in the Tomb?

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

Did you ever wonder what exactly happened in the tomb after Jesus was buried? The mystery of Jesus fully human and fully divine tangles...

Finding God in Our Past

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

If you want to embark on an interesting exercise, write the story of your life. Write it quickly, without thinking about it much. And...

Hope Is an Art

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

True art requires inspiration, vision, practice, imagination, and patience. Something inspires the idea, which leads to a vision of what the painting or story...

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