Considerations from Saint Augustine and Saint Ignatius Like we do with many things, our world often complicates the practice of prayer. Am I doing it right? Am I doing it enough? Is there a correct way to pray? Throughout my life and the lives of my family and friends, I’ve heard this conversation time and time again. There’s a narrative within some church walls and throughout society that to be considered a Christian, or spiritual, or even someone of faith, you have to pr

More than ever, we live in a world of instant gratification. Hungry? There are a plethora of apps that will have a meal at your door in minutes. In need of groceries? Forget the grocery store, you have fresh produce at your door in a minute. In need of a new outfit? Home decor? A new book? Amazon Prime will have that delivered in two days, and even better when orders arrive between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m .the next day. In our human condition, it is not unreasonable to want Go

If there is one guarantee in our world, one that remains constant from the time Jesus walked here on Earth until now, it’s that this world is full of suffering. But suffering isn’t evidence for the absence of God. Suffering, instead, calls us to take refuge from the world in the arms of the Father. In the book of Psalms alone, the word “refuge” is written nearly 45 times. 45 times we are called to find safety and rest with Jesus. 45 times we are called not to ignore the troub

Why Do I Feel Disconnected From God? I remember my daughter coming home from school when she was in third grade describing an experience with a classmate. During chorus practice, somewhere between breathy warm-ups and songs sung off key, a young boy proclaimed, “God can’t be real. You can’t hear Him. You can’t see Him. You can’t physically feel Him. So, God isn’t real.” What prompted that boy to make such a claim at that moment is a mystery. As my daughter remembers it, she

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