8 minPrayerTHE EXAMEN - Daily Prayer of Reflection in 'Finding God in All Things' The Examen is a window of time for prayer, where we reflect upon how we encountered others in God in the everyday. It is a simple daily...
3 minSelf-Directed RetreatsPreparing Our Souls to Meet the Risen Christ: The Virtue of Gratitude In preparing our souls over these next 40 days to meet the Risen Christ, we are called to this season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving,...
5 minDiscernmentThe Who and What are the 'spirits' in the 14 Rules of St. Ignatius Discernment in the Spiritual Life is a supernatural-supported decision-making process of cooperating with God's grace to grow in holiness...
3 minSpiritual ExercisesHealings Through Graces Given in the Spiritual ExercisesWhat I have had the privilege to witness when one moves through the Exercises is the continuous activity of the Holy Spirit showering...
11 minDiscernmentThe 14 Rules for Discernment of Spirits Translation from Original & Fr. Gallagher's Summary The 14 Rules for Discernment of Spirits summarized from Fr. Timothy Gallagher* Rules...
3 minPrayerDistractions in PrayerMany times, I hear from directees who say they have trouble sitting for an hour for mental prayer, Lectio, or a meditation in the...
5 minDiscernmentDiscernment & The Interior LifeDiscernment as Decision Making Discernment as decision making is the process of the act of judging what is true, ought to be, and moving...
6 minContemplative in ActionDryness in Prayer? Study, Read, PraySeveral of my new directees have expressed a distress in having a ‘dryness’ in their prayer life. They wonder why their prayers leave...
4 minDiscernmentAnswering The Call: Discernment An Integrative Way of ProceedingWhere am I called? In fulfilling our mission we look to what will be of the greatest service and where we feel most alive. In the field...
1 minSelf-Directed RetreatsCOME FOLLOW ME: Are you called to encounter the Living God?GOD TOUCHES THE HUMAN HEART DIRECTLY I have called you friends ( John 15:15) Do you desire to: Know Christ more fully Deepen your prayer...
2 minContemplative in ActionIn this time of chaos: Into the SilenceIn this time of chaos, we need to find a way of centering in order to discern what is the best direction to take. What are the best...
2 minContemplative in ActionThe Examen for Self-Leadership:How am I called to be?The Vision - All is Gift We are always leading, ourselves and others in some form or another, either well or poorly. Experience alone...
