Awake: Arise to Love

Awake: Arise to Love

Awakened, Arise to Love” – Contemplating the Love of God As I continue to look for God’s consolation in these troubled times,I reflect on my experience with the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola and am drawn to review its meaning for me.When I began the...
Search for Meaning

Search for Meaning

The desire to find meaning in the middle of so many changes, is natural and healthy. In this short post, Dan Johnson offers a story from Ignatian spirituality and a simple prayer as a way for new meaning to be shaped. These past two months have shown just how...
Lent and COVID-19

Lent and COVID-19

Since I was a child Lent has been a time to focus on some aspect of my life that needs improvement, discipline or at least attention. When I was young I gave up a candy (never made it through the whole 40 days); several years as a young adult I attempted daily mass;...
Desert Musings

Desert Musings

by Linda Cherek I just returned from a one-month road trip through the Southwest and California.  We saw multiple deserts and were amazed at the variety of desert landscapes.  Spending time in the desert allowed time for me to reflect on Jesus’ moments in...