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Even as a young person, I was painfully conscious that there was more inside of me that I had yet to discover. Perhaps you too have experienced those “nagging” moments – something trying to break in just beyond your reach. I now know that it was a time of growing for sure- (spirit-willing but definitely

St. Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian in the 16th century who co-founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus and became its first Superior General at Paris in 1541. He is the founder of Ignatian mysticism. We are told the goal of Ignatian mysticism is to praise, reverence and

I do not know about you, but these last months of pandemic seem to have no end! Some might call it a transition or change – but one title (though not an exclusive one) given by author Bruce Feiler in his book Life is in the Transitions is a more realistic one for me right now– he

“Listen carefully to my instruction…and attend to them with the ear of your heart” The God of revelation is a hidden and mysterious God. The disciples experienced this God on the Sea of Galilee: they were caught in a storm while Jesus was up on a mountain by himself praying. The Gospel says they were

The late Edward V. Hattrick, O.S.A. tells the story of a Japanese man who went on pilgrimage to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem where he observed everyone praying devoutly. He approached one of the visitors and questioned how often he came to pray “before the holy stones.” The visitor confirmed that he visited sometimes two