Daily Step – There is No Harmony in Isolation
As I listened to Sunday’s second reading being proclaimed in mass yesterday morning, the words struck me anew… and I couldn’t stop thinking about them. The...
Daily Step – 2025 Word of the Year
Since 2019, I have chosen (or often it has chosen me) a word/phrase to guide my year. Usually these words come to me through prayer, and...
Daily Step – Reflection on a Semester of Advanced Gratitude
Back in July, I wrote a post for Ignatian Spirituality on a practice I called “Advanced Gratitude”. Once it published in early August, I re-read it...
Daily Step – While the Game Unfolds
Today I am over at IgnatianSpirituality.com writing about a lifetime of watching Notre Dame football and the real stress of watching a game unfold – especially...
Daily Step – When the Miracle Doesn’t Happen
Today, I’m over at Ignatian Ministries Into the Deep blog writing for their series “Finding Hope When It’s Hard.” The question I sought to answer was:...
Daily Step – Noticing the ”Lasts”
“Stop, Gretchen. Look. Take it all in. This is a moment you will never get back.” Today I’m over at IgnatianSpirituality.com talking about the “lasts” present...
Daily Step – Rise Up: A Weekly Call to Solidarity
Today I am over at Ignatian Solidarity Network writing for their weekly Rise Up series. Each Monday, they post a reflection on the previous Sunday’s readings,...
Daily Step – A different way to Examen
Today I am over at IgnatianSpirituality.com writing about the method of the Particular Examen offered by St. Ignatius in the Spiritual Exercises. Here’s an excerpt: “Last...
Daily Step – My will, not Yours.
Today I’m over at IgnatianMinistries.org writing for their series of moving from Desolation to Consolation. Here’s an excerpt: Turns out, though, that moment of surrender only...
Daily Step – Practicing a little “Advanced Gratitude”
Will you practice a little advanced gratitude with me? What is it? Well, I don’t know about you, but I have a propensity for starting off...