by Linda Cherek | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured Image
“God is present to us at the deepest core of our being…God’s desires for us and our deepest desires are…not opposed but are one in the same.”Kevin O’Brien, The Ignatian Adventure What do you desire? This can be a challenging question for us to discern. Is...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Mar 7, 2022 | Featured Image
With the first day of Spring , 2022, fast approaching on March 20, I want to celebrate the downward trend of the Pandemic! Yet, the news of suffering across the globe on radio, television, internet and smartphones, filled with doom and gloom, only serves to deepen my...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured Image
Ash Wednesday, 2022, reminds me of the three pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving! How might prayer shawls be everyday reminders of God’s love, compassion and mercy? I invite you to consider… While busy with fall closet cleaning at Loyola, I came across...
by Karen Wight Hoogheem | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured Image
In the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to lead the Loving Kindness meditation in contemplative prayer groups. This meditation is especially helpful as we live and respond to ourselves, our communities, and the world during times of conflict and strife. The...
by Lindsay McGlynn | Feb 18, 2022 | Featured Image
Have you had an experience when somebody else’s good news made you feel something other than good? This happened to me recently. Somebody else’s good news, instead of bringing up joy or happiness, brought up feelings of grief. It took me awhile to recognize and name...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured Image
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some, but for everyone.” ~Brett James and Mary Holladay Lamar Where is that “sweet love” today? How might I...
