Expressing Gratitude Through the Examen
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The Examen is a wonderful prayer to help you see Christ's presence in your life. Whenever I pray it, I am filled with gratitude.
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Review: Notes on the Poet: A Little Book of Criticism by John Poc
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This book is a companion, not merely something to read.
Read MoreA Letter to Say ‘Thanks’ to the Workers Building Skyscrapers
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I see you bouncing up and down the hill in packs of three or four or six, with your yellow hard hats and your weighty shoes and your igloo coolers with lunches large enough to sustain a teenage athlete or a member of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery or … a construction worker.
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Ice Cube's 'Good Day' taught me how to pray the Examen
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When Catholicism and Ice Cube meet. My reflection on an iconic song. Come for the Fatburger, stay for the memento mori and finding the sacred in the ordinary.
My first publication with National Catholic Reporter.
Read MoreRelationships and the Examen
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I’ve been lonely lately.
This time has taken a toll on my relationships. I know I am not alone. I know many are feeling this pulling and pressing on their communities and relationships.
Read my reflection for Ignatian Spirituality
Read MoreThree Minute Ministry Mentor: The Many Gifts of Examen
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Honored to be included in this collection of Examen stories for Three Minute Ministry Mentor. If you have every wondered about praying this Examen, this is a great resource and inspiration.
Read MorePrayer for Spring
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Spring is here!
I know it happens every year but every year I am flabbergasted by the gloriousness of it all. I want you to know that it is not wasted on me. I see it all and I want to say “Thank you!”
Read MoreThe Weight of Attending Mass For Those Who Cannot
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I wrote this as a love letter to the Church I am so mystically connected to.
Read MoreWhat Would You Ask God?
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My 11-year-old son asks the best questions. …The other night at dinner he asked, “If you could ask God anything, what would you ask?” Our normally verbal family was silenced for a few moments
Read MoreFinding God in Silence
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When I was young and somehow given the chance to stay home alone, I loved to sit in the quiet house and hear what I could hear. It was strange to me that even without my sisters playing or my great-grandmother’s television blaring, the house was not quiet. I could hear the hum of the refrigerator and the lull of the cars on the main street beyond ours — even our house crackled as it settled.
I wanted to get beyond those sounds to hear silence. I wondered what silence even sounded like and what I’d find there.
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Lord Receive My Memory
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When our memories are inseparable from the formation and understanding of our self, what does it mean to pray, "Lord, receive my memory."
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If we keep our eyes on Jesus, small acts of service and love, like those lived out by St. Francis Xavier, will reap more rewards than we could ever imagine.