Examen

Making Progress with the Examen

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In speaking about the Examen as a prayer we keep making, Fr. Joseph...

Ways to Pray with the Examen This Lent

Earlier this month we suggested An Ignatian Prayer Adventure as one way to observe Lent. Start your retreat this Sunday (Feb. 19) to follow...

My Examen Cheat Sheet

I want the power that comes with knowledge of things beyond me. And yet the only power I will ever have is how I...

Sin and the Examen

Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, responds to the question, “How can we use the Examen to better understand our experiences of sin or failure?” He suggests...

The Examen and Letting Go

We often accumulate misguided and half-hearted commitments that drain of us energy and take us off our most meaningful path. The Examen can function...

Practicing the Examen with Children

The Examen prayer can serve as a great tool for introducing children to a regular awareness of God. Author Paul Mitchell has adapted the...

Confetti All Around

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Cards from my parents should come with a warning: “Proceed with caution.” It...

When We Ask for Light

We pray for light. We want to see what God sees. Or do we? When we pray the Examen, we ask God to shed light...

Relationships and the Examen

I’ve been lonely lately. This time of COVID has taken a toll on my relationships. Some are not yet comfortable. Some friends have learned to...

Daily Examen Journal

Introduce friends to the Examen or try a new approach to the prayer with a daily Examen journal—printable and foldable as a booklet. The...

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