My 16-year-old son and I stood shielding our eyes from the sun on an unusually hot afternoon at a four-track train station in Kent, England. We were looking for my friend, a vicar in the Church of England, who was to pick us up from the station. The vicar was hosting us at his vicarage […]
Dean, my husband, asked me if my prayer list wasn’t just another to-do list, and I said, “Of course not. At least, I hope not. Well…no. I’m sure it can’t be. The irony would be extreme.” You see, my everyday to-do lists are what keep me focused on getting things done. They also give me […]
Sometimes God surprises me in less-than-ideal situations. In the midst of hospital oxygen cannulas, monitors, and nurse call buttons, God revealed to me that God is present in my suffering and desires to bless me with hope. My husband and I were on our way home from a medical test when we got a call […]
Prayer for Minneapolis Recognizing that the children are with God, we at Loyola Press, in solidarity with the suffering people of Minneapolis, pray: For the parents and families in their grief. For care and healing for surviving classmates, teachers, and administrators. For those prone to violence, that they be stopped before they act, seek help […]
Two Loyola Press authors will lead weekend retreats at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos (California) in the coming months. Consider these opportunities to learn from experienced and inspiring speakers in a peaceful and prayerful setting. Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, author of A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars, will lead a retreat titled “Is […]
In an episode of Pop-Up Prayer, Dr. Ansel Augustine talks about the need to see prayer as both an ongoing conversation with the Lord and something for which we need to carve out time. Augustine is the author of Praying with Our Feet: Encountering God in the Margins.
When I was a child, I loved school, but even more, I looked forward to the start of summer vacation. As a teacher, I have been lucky enough to continue to have a taste of it. Although I work quite a bit in the summer—on research that gets pushed out of my schedule by my […]
This story is inspired by Matthew 18:1–5. We had just traveled from Galilee and stopped near the far side of the Jordan River. Bodies pressed close together and the dry, warm air caused me to be uncomfortable. I think it was ego that caused my friend to ask Jesus who would be greatest in heaven. […]
When I was writing The Prayer List, I asked our daughters (now adults) what they remembered about family prayer from their childhoods. Ellen promptly responded by reciting the prayer we most often said together at bedtime: There are four corners on my bed. There are four angels round my head. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, […]
