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One of the most prominent questions in spiritual direction and discernment is this: When I...

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In a world full of solutions, opinions, and advice, listening is one of the...

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Imagining the Birth of Jesus: Engage with Christmas Scripture

The Bible isn’t one-way communication, we can engage with it. This living text invites us...

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Two commonly heard phrases (or some variation) I have noticed on social media: "Are you...

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Parents of school-aged children are currently facing the hardest discernment situation one can face: making...

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Mindfulness: Developing Spiritual Awareness Through Meditation and Prayer

It's not always easy to sit down and meditate, but practice makes perfect! If...

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Praying the Ignatian Examen: Video Guided Prayer Exercise

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Prayer of the Heart: An Excerpt From ’50 Ways To Pray’

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Sitting with a Choice: Discernment Through Ignatian Examen

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Remembrance Prayer: A Prayer Exercise from ’50 Ways To Pray’

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Contemplation Exercise: Here I Am Prayer

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Reflection Prayer: The Traditional Ignatian Examen

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The Star Wars Prayer: An Excerpt From ’50 Ways To Pray’

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Desire as a Doorway to God

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Works Without Faith Can be Deadening, Too

Within the Christian context, most of us know the passage in James that says “faith...

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Advent Meditation for Dec. 20: Prayer of Desire

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Advent Meditation For December 8: Prayer of the Heart

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Advent Meditation for December 7: The Jesus Prayer

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An Advent Meditation: Create Your Own Psalm

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Advent Meditation Practice: To Read and Dialogue with Scripture

We need not approach biblical texts passively. We can communicate with the stories as we...

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Advent Meditation – Lectio Divina (Praying with Scripture)

For many Christians, praying daily with scripture is an important devotional practice. There are a...

December 03, 2018

Advent Meditation Practice – ‘Here I Am’ Prayer

If you find it hard to relax into prayer during Advent, try this contemplative prayer...

December 02, 2018

Praying with Ignatius of Loyola this Advent

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