Daily Step – The Grace of Perseverance
Today I am over at Ignatian Ministries’ Into the Deep Blog writing about the challenges of persisting and the grace God always seems to offer us...
February 17, 2025
Join me Monday through Friday for #dailysteps – the little steps I take towards the greater that hopefully provide a dose of daily inspiration to you as well.
Daily Step – Can I do better?
There are three questions that I learned to ask myself daily from Ignatian Spirituality and the Exercises: This prayer by Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. reminds me...
February 5, 2025
Daily Step – Hope before the Game
Today I am over at IgnatianSpirituality.com reflecting on Notre Dame Football‘s incredible playoff run alongside the start of the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope. Aptly timed...
February 3, 2025
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...
January 27, 2025
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...
January 6, 2025
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...
December 4, 2024
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...
November 8, 2024
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:...
November 4, 2024
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...
October 4, 2024
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,...
September 23, 2024