Over the last few months, we have begun our considerations of the meaning of suffering as we seek to live out our...
The Power of Powerlessness
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Meditations
What will you name it?
It could happen that sometimes you feel tepid or lukewarm in your relationship with God, praying becomes tiresome and...
The Hidden Potential of Suffering
Lent is right around the corner — have you thought about what you might give up for Lent? Chocolate, coffee, your...
The Value of Baptism
"Domenico, come here". This is how the parish priest of Santa Croce al Flaminio...
Jesus finds us in Ordinary Time
“Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.” ― Brian Andreas Ordinary life. Ordinary...
A Grain of Wheat
Health problems. Discouragement. Weariness. Loss of a loved one. Stress. Pain. Who of us has not tasted at least one...
The Greatest Story Every Told
As we open to Matthew 1:1-17, let us gaze at the Father and listen to Him as He slowly recounts our “family history.”....
To Jesus Through Mary: How to Meditate with the Rosary
According to our Rule of Life as Apostles of the Interior Life the rosary is to be part of our daily prayer. For more...
Why Use a Spiritual Journal?
When was the last time you received a letter? When was the last time you wrote one? These days between email, texting,...
Ignatian Imaginative Prayer
Imagination. One of the more common distractions in prayer is an unruly, uncontrolled, vivid imagination. When we are...
What can I do when my prayer feels hopeless?
Discouragement has to be one of the most debilitating feelings. It can come in many forms: your plans are foiled, the...
How Dryness in Prayer is the Most Important Adventure
I recently started rereading the very humorous Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, the story of a crazed and...