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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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To Be Known: God's Desire for Us
Healing with Christ in the Present from the Past for the Future These 8 God-given human desires are written in every heart and are basic...
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Our Purpose and Destiny: Praying with the 1st Principle and Foundation
“I am created to praise, love, and serve God.” In beginning the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius invites us to first pray over the 1st...
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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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Distractions and Attention in Mental Prayer: Understanding Our Brains
Too many times, I hear from directees who say they have trouble sitting for an hour for mental prayer or almost any length of time no...
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Reviewing and Noting Down Your Prayer Exercise
The Review is a distinct spiritual exercise used in the Spiritual Exercises by which the pilgrim reflects on his/her own experiences of...
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The Rosary: A Gospel Contemplation on the Life of Christ and Mary, the Mother of God
“With the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary, are led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ, and to...
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Praying with Your Blessed History
At the beginning each prayer period, offering yourself to the Lord. Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory,my understanding,...
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A Daily Prayer Format for the Spiritual Exercises
The Ignatian Prayer Period format is used during The Spiritual Exercises, it is structured with a beginning, middle, and end. When...
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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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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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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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