I know that from struggle will come new life, because I believe the resurrection is always the new beginning after any heavy cross. And it is with this cross that I come to the altar where Your arms are open wide.
Posts in Prayers
Poem: God Does Not Exist to Give You What You Want
“And when you are before God, utterly defenseless, then you will see the love of God…”
Pointing to God’s Love as a Spiritual Director
In spiritual direction, we speak with a trusted advisor who helps us to see God’s love in our lives more clearly. This can be a meaningful experience for the director as well as the person seeking direction.
A Lenten Meditation on Mortality and Hope
Christian faith calls us to remember our mortality, but thinking about death doesn’t have to be a source of discomfort. Meditating on death can deepen our awareness of God’s presence in our lives and our need to rely on God for our very lives.
Forgetful? There’s a Song for That
With funeral processions visible in the streets, Conan reflects on the liturgical value of the song “Remember Me” from Coco.
Year after Year, The Gospels Wear Us Like a Pair of Leather Boots
The liturgical calendar invites us to order our lives around a cycle of stories. The same words return to collide with us in new ways. Like returning to a childhood bedroom in adulthood, memories pile up and dialogue.
Inauguration Day: A Prayer for Transition
Today is Inauguration Day. So much has happened leading up to this day that we offer this moment to God, to bless, to protect, and to guide this day into the way of peace. Pray with us today as our country takes time to transition and change.
St. Ignatius’s Principle and Foundation
St. Ignatius’s Principle and Foundation can help us order our lives and our goals toward that is most important.
Jesuit Superior General’s New Book Helps Us Ask, “Where is God?”
Fr. Arturo Sosa’s new book is concerned more with the kind of conversion that leads us to new questions than to firm answers.
The Holy Squad of Women Who Nurtured My Faith
Though they may have died, wherever the Eucharist is celebrated, the souls of our loved ones are present.