It is not possible to love an invisible Creator while ignoring the very visible needs of the people around us. Michael Bachmeier, SJ reflects on how loving our neighbor isn't an optional extra credit assignment, but the concrete measure of our love for God. Based on the readings for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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By Gerri Leder
I step off my bike into a hole in the grass. Down I go; it is as simple as that. Everything happens in slow motion: the fall, the break as I reach out with my left arm, the visit to urgent care followed by the nine-day wait for surgery, and eight weeks of recovery. There […]
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I grew up in a house that was well over a hundred years old. This house had a series of cast-iron radiators to keep it warm. During the winter months, the furnace would kick in and the heat and pressure would move the warmed water through the pipes and heat the house (when the furnace […]
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By Eric Clayton
Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 2. Give thanks. Gratitude is the attribute of the Examen that makes it a prayer rather than a laundry list. […]
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Each fall, the Catholic Church in the US and Canada remembers the lives and witness of the nine Jesuit missionaries’ whose martyrdoms helped plant the seeds of faith in the vast regions of North America. In today’s piece, three Jesuits share the graces they encountered praying in the footsteps of the Jesuit North American Martyrs during their annual 8-day retreat at the Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, ON.
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You have the image of God inscribed within you. Kevin Lee, SJ reflects on how we are made in the image and likeness of God and how that calls us to live our life as an offering. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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This past summer while on retreat I sat outdoors at breakfast, looking out at a beautiful garden of flowers and a blossoming tree near a statue of Mary. On the tree was a bird feeder attached to a branch. Beneath it I saw a chipmunk gathering seeds. There was a chickadee eating above the chipmunk, […]
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How are we meant to deal with the experience of loneliness? Daniel Park, SJ, reflects on his own experience of finding God’s presence amidst loneliness, and invites us to reframe the way we think about being alone.
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“How many sign-ups do we have?” I asked excitedly at the start of the meeting. “One,” he replied. “Just one so far.” We were meeting to plan the next offering of a course on Ignatian spirituality, and “one” was a smaller number than I expected to hear so close to the start. The previous offerings […]
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Editor’s note: Today we begin a series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 1. Ask God for light. “Ready for bed?” my husband asks at the end of each evening. It’s not […]
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Jesus shares a parable about a king who invited everyone to his son’s wedding, but a guest is thrown out for not wearing the right clothes. Fr. Simon Zachary, SJ and Ty Wahlbrink, SJ encourages us to consider what we put aside in our interactions with God and with others. Based on the readings for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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By Joe Paprocki
Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. The Lord’s Prayer Who is a famous person that you wish you could meet? Often, when the occasion arises […]
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By Joe Paprocki
Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. Family Heirlooms I was born in 1959, right before the Second Vatican Council, so I remember slightly the Latin […]
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By Joe Paprocki
Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. Pray Without Ceasing I’m sure you are familiar with a game that children love to play in the swimming […]
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Everything we have and everything we are, are gifts to receive, to tend, and to give away. Yet like the Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard, we so often take what God gave us as a gift and slowly start believing we have to possess it, control it, protect it at all costs. What […]
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Somedays I do not want to get out of bed. The fire station on the corner let their sirens blare 15 minutes before my alarm. I think of the to-do list for the day ahead, and getting up just doesn’t sound like fun. Then I think of coffee. I will not be able to have […]
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By Rebecca Ruiz
St. Ignatius’s Suscipe is a prayer of radical self-surrender. I have always imagined Ignatius in his knightly garb making a grand gesture and deep bow as he said this prayer, similar to the way in which he laid down his sword at the feet of the Black Madonna at Montserrat. As he bowed, he offered […]
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By Denise Gorss
When hearing I’ve been on silent retreats, people often wonder what I do during my time in the quiet. Following are 50 ideas for things to do on a silent retreat, written while on my last retreat. Not all of these activities fit in a weekend retreat, but many find their way into the rhythm […]
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Tune in to the gentle voice of God with Discern by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.
Maybe God is not asking for another promise from you. Joe Laughlin, SJ, reflects on the value of keeping the commitments we’ve already made. Based on the readings from the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Actor Denzel Washington and author Anthony Carter spoke at Fordham University on themes of friendship and a purpose-driven life. The two met as students at Fordham and have remained friends for more than 50 years. The occasion for the Fordham event was a celebration of Carter’s book, This I Know: Principles for a Life of […]
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Tune in to the gentle voice of God with Discern by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.