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THE EXAMEN - Daily Prayer of Reflection in 'Finding God in All Things'
The Examen is a window of time for prayer, where we reflect upon how we encountered others in God in the everyday. It is a simple daily...
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Growing in Holiness through the Virtue of Gratitude: The Particular Examine
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is...
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How to Pray when Stressed
As we center our attention on Christ or Mary, who brings us to Jesus, our brain/body automatically enters into a reset, process of...
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How to Address Distractions in Prayer
Many times, I hear from directees who say they have trouble sitting for an hour for Lectio, mental prayer, or a meditation in the...
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Dryness in Prayer? Study, Read, Pray
Several of my new directees have expressed a distress in having a ‘dryness’ in their prayer life. They wonder why their prayers leave...
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COME FOLLOW ME: Are you called to encounter the Living God?
GOD TOUCHES THE HUMAN HEART DIRECTLY I have called you friends ( John 15:15) Do you desire to: Know Christ more fully Deepen your prayer...
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The Examen for Self-Leadership:How am I called to be?
The Vision - All is Gift We are always leading, ourselves and others in some form or another, either well or poorly. Experience alone...
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FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS
All is Gift - God is in Every One, Every Place, Every Thing. Central to Ignatian Spirituality is the realization that God is actively at...
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THE POWER OF PAUSE a Mini Retreat in the Everyday
Allowing our soul to catch up with our body. Take pause, be still, breathe, and let Love's tenderness wash over us, comfort us. "Be still...
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TRUST IN THE SLOW WORK OF GOD
Patient Trust: by Teilhard de Chardin a letter to his niece. Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient...
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JOURNALING - WRITING TO GOD
Devotional Journaling, as a spiritual practice, is simply noting down your experiences and reflections from your daily life in and about...
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ANIMA CHRISTI - Soul of Christ
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of...
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