The Breath of the Spirit and Gratitude

The Breath of the Spirit and Gratitude

Thanksgiving is upon us and then Advent and Christmas will follow. This time of the year offers us an opportunity to reflect, remember and reassess many aspects of our life.  We think of gratitude during Thanksgiving, all the parts of our life for which we are...
The Ordinary

The Ordinary

I am thankful for my Ignatian spirituality.  In this time of such discontent and unknowns, the constant of God being in all things settles me.  Brings the abundance that God wants for me and for all humanity.   To see God in the ordinary and the...

Ignatius and Gratitude

Ignatius of Loyola espoused the prayer practice called Examen (reflecting daily on what was life giving and what was life draining).  His own experience taught him that God was present in all things. Gratitude was a natural response to that awareness – and...
Living Life More Fully

Living Life More Fully

I have been an advocate for talking about our mortality and befriending our death long before COVID-19 was an intimate part of our lives. COVID has forced many to contemplate their own mortality as well as  to bear the unbearable of having to say goodbye to a...