by Susanna Bertelsen | Nov 3, 2021 | Featured Image
Ignatius of Loyola, as well as other spiritual leaders, invite spiritual seekers to seek and find the Presence of the Divine “in all things.” As the Pandemic continues into its second Autumn season, I notice how frequently I turn to the constancy, comfort and beauty...
by Lindsay McGlynn | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured Image
The other day a friend of mine offered a new way to understand patience. As he spoke of his 11-year-old son, he slowly and thoughtfully said, “Patience is a letting go.” When I think of myself at my most impatient moments, they are the times I am most wrapped up in...
by Joanne Dehmer | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured Image
There is an ancient form of prayer called Benevolent Gazing. It’s a wordless, silent prayer done with the eyes. It is to look with love wherever we look—at the painted evening sunset, at the man who helps me carry my groceries to my car, at the face of the one in the...
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde | Jul 30, 2021 | Featured Image
In March of 1592, outside of Barcelona, 31-year-old Iñigo de Loyola, our present-day St. Ignatius, made an all-night vigil before Our Lady of Montserrat. On his knees. Candlelit shrine. Black Madonna at the Benedictine Monastery. Can you see the young knight in his...
by Linda Cherek | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Peace is both stillness and movement. It is ceaseless freshness and complete renewal gifted to us in states of prayer, contemplation, nourishing relationships and selfless service, and by embodying courage and conscience.” James O’Dea I was entering my...
