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14 Apr 2024 - Third Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian. —Saint Ignatius Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ! —Saint Jerome There is always more work to be done on this side of heaven. —Father Josh Johnson

Saint Ignatius Saint Jerome

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01 Sep 2024 - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Rules are for the obeyance of fools, and the guidance of wise men. —British pilot Harry Day I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian. —Saint Ignatius

Saint Ignatius

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27 Oct 2024 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. —Saint Ignatius

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17 Nov 2024 - Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

A few years ago, I started praying the Examen every evening before I go to bed. It’s a prayer practice that was pioneered by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in his compilation, The Spiritual Exercises. It involves, among other things, reflecting on the events of your day and noticing where you felt God’s presence and action in order to discern God’s will for you. I am routinely amazed by how much of my day I skim over without much consideration until I take the time to pray the Examen—and then my day feels so much richer and fuller than it did moment by moment. I am also regularly surprised by how much of my day is a surprise. I usually start my day thinking that I have it pretty planned out, but at the end, when I think about it, so much happened that I didn’t expect. Mostly little things, but still meaningful ones. Franciscan priest Richard Rohr wrote, “God comes to you disguised as your life.” That means the big dramatic events, of course, but it’s God in the subtle stirrings of the small stuff that has captured my attention in the Examen. What does tomorrow hold? The Son of Man coming in the clouds? Maybe. All I know is I’m ready to find him in the minutiae of tender branches and sprouting leaves.

Authors Jennifer Tomshack

Saint Ignatius examen richard rohr

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