Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 2. Give thanks. Gratitude is the attribute of the Examen that makes it a prayer rather than a laundry list. […]

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Tune in to the gentle voice of God with Discern by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.

This past summer while on retreat I sat outdoors at breakfast, looking out at a beautiful garden of flowers and a blossoming tree near a statue of Mary. On the tree was a bird feeder attached to a branch. Beneath it I saw a chipmunk gathering seeds. There was a chickadee eating above the chipmunk, […]

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“How many sign-ups do we have?” I asked excitedly at the start of the meeting. “One,” he replied. “Just one so far.” We were meeting to plan the next offering of a course on Ignatian spirituality, and “one” was a smaller number than I expected to hear so close to the start. The previous offerings […]

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Editor’s note: Today we begin a series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look at a different step each week. 1. Ask God for light. “Ready for bed?” my husband asks at the end of each evening. It’s not […]

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Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. The Lord’s Prayer Who is a famous person that you wish you could meet? Often, when the occasion arises […]

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Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. Family Heirlooms I was born in 1959, right before the Second Vatican Council, so I remember slightly the Latin […]

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Editor’s note: This week we bring to you a three-part mini-retreat devoted to reflecting on our individual and communal prayer. The retreat was written by Joe Paprocki, D.Min., author of 2027: A Book of Grace-Filled Days. Pray Without Ceasing I’m sure you are familiar with a game that children love to play in the swimming […]

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Somedays I do not want to get out of bed. The fire station on the corner let their sirens blare 15 minutes before my alarm. I think of the to-do list for the day ahead, and getting up just doesn’t sound like fun. Then I think of coffee. I will not be able to have […]

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St. Ignatius’s Suscipe is a prayer of radical self-surrender. I have always imagined Ignatius in his knightly garb making a grand gesture and deep bow as he said this prayer, similar to the way in which he laid down his sword at the feet of the Black Madonna at Montserrat. As he bowed, he offered […]

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When hearing I’ve been on silent retreats, people often wonder what I do during my time in the quiet. Following are 50 ideas for things to do on a silent retreat, written while on my last retreat. Not all of these activities fit in a weekend retreat, but many find their way into the rhythm […]

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