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Keeping the Examen Fresh

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We don’t want the Examen to become rote and routine. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, thinks that as long as we make it an experience...

Getting Ready for Lent 2024

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Ash Wednesday is February 14, 2024, so today we’re highlighting just a few of the many Ignatian-inspired features designed to help you observe Lent. The...

To Individuals Who Are Lonely

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Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages individuals who feel lonely to try converting loneliness to solitude. He says, “You might find in those times of...

The Ball of Red String

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The Ball of Red String by Marlene Halpin, O.P., is a classic guided meditation for children that takes little ones on an imaginative journey...

Light in Ordinary Time

Marina Berzins McCoy

A family member recently remarked to me that now that New Year’s celebrations are over, and both Christmas and seasonal fall activities are over,...

Reflecting God

Loretta Pehanich

I strive for distractions-free prayer spaces, and I was sure the stateroom balcony on our once-in-a-lifetime cruise would be such a place. A monotonous...

Social Sin

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Ignatius’s worldview did not include an awareness of social sin. He did not identify the unjust structures of society as embodiments of sin, nor...

Predisposing Ourselves to Prayer

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In an episode of Pop-Up Prayer, Fr. Brice Higginbotham shares thoughts about listening for God’s voice in the silence and predisposing ourselves to prayer....

A Jesuit Saint for the New Year: Joseph Pignatelli, SJ

Eric Clayton

The start of a new year is inevitably a moment of transition. And transitions can be challenging. Excitement for the new collides with nostalgia for...