5 minSelf-Directed RetreatsGrowing in Holiness through the Virtue of Gratitude: The Particular Examine"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is...
2 minPrayerHow to Pray when StressedAs we center our attention on Christ or Mary, who brings us to Jesus, our brain/body automatically enters into a reset, process of...
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...
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 minPrayerHow to Address Distractions in PrayerMany times, I hear from directees who say they have trouble sitting for an hour for Lectio, mental prayer, or a meditation in the...
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...
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...
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...
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...