Befriending a Rat
*This whole post can be found at Ignatian Spirituality’s DotMagis Blog. In our urban backyard, we have a chicken coop constructed just right to fit our...
September 6, 2019
Prayer – am I doing it wrong?
This year all the colleagues I work with have received a copy of a book called the Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O’Brien, S.J. This book guides...
August 22, 2019
Introducing Vacation to My Boys—and Embracing Vacation Anew Myself
This post can be found in full at IgnatianSpirituality.Com A year ago, we had the unexpected gift of taking time off to go as a family...
August 5, 2019
If today you hear his voice…
The readings for this Sunday made me instantly think of the story of St. Ignatius. Maybe it’s because I have been writing a lot and talking...
August 3, 2019
Five Lessons I’ve learned from St. Ignatius
This was originally posted in full at jesuits.org on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Earlier this summer, I stood on the platform of a...
August 1, 2019
How I use Ignatian Discernment Help make Decisions Big and Small
*This article can be found in full at Busted Halo. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my love of Ignatian Spirituality with this audience....
July 31, 2019
Ignatius and Me: The First Principle and Foundation
“The goal of our life is to live with God forever. God, who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God’s life...
July 2, 2019
Jumping into the Deep End
It is summer. And summers when I was growing up meant time at Green Tree, a local community pool. My recollection of what that pool actually...
June 26, 2019
Nine Reasons to Embrace Ignatian Discernment
*The full post is available at IgnatianSpirituality.Com as part of their 10th Anniversary Series. Every spring, I invite the freshmen to consider how they can more...
May 6, 2019
Wonder and Faith
“Faith is not fearful of reason.” —Pope Francis, in On Faith Every morning, I walk my son through the hallway of my school on his way to...
April 1, 2019