Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a Doctor of the Church said in her book Causes and Cures, “Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world—everything is hidden in you.” There are four women I want to share...
This month’s blog series is “Uniquely Created." Last month we spoke about Gathering the graces. God graces us with all we need to be the person God uniquely created us to be. If we internalize and believe and trust that we are in fact uniquely created, uniquely...
This month’s blog series is “Gathering the Graces”. St. Ignatius invites us to ask God for a grace each time we pray. This month, blog contributors will share stories about the graces God has given them and where God is leading them. Maybe you are like me and...
This month's blog series focuses on the grace we pray for in the second week of the Spiritual Exercises: to know, to love, and to follow Jesus. Today Stephanie Clouatre Davis shares with us how God's love is intentional and all-encompassing. I am standing on the...
During our first Into the Deep blog series "Drawn to Ignatius" members of our writing team will tell us the ways Ignatian Spirituality has informed their lives, prayers, and their desire to go into the deep. Today Stephanie Clouatre Davis shares with us how both...
During this time of pandemic, our patterns and rhythms of life have changed. Some of us find ourselves with more open time and space filled with silence that we have not practiced. You may hear words from your older children and teens in your house like, “I am...
This week’s post comes from my dear friend and ministry colleague, Stephanie Clouatre Davis. Follow Stephanie on Facebook, Instagram, and on her website, speakingstephanie.com. I feel I have a stony heart. You would not believe this if you...
Welcome to the third week of the Ignatius and Me series! In honor of the feast of St Ignatius, which is coming up on July 31st, I’ve asked some friends to write about what Ignatian spirituality means to them in their daily lives. Each week will look at a...
This is the third week of our new blog series called, "The Wisdom Series: Sharing the Deep Truths of an Elder." I got this idea from a recent book that my publisher, Loyola Press, released called Sharing the Wisdom of Time, a beautiful book celebrating the wisdom...
Last week, we looked at praying the Examen as a family. This week, I asked my dear friend and ministry colleague, Stephanie Coualtre Davis to write this guest post diving deeper into praying the Examen with teenagers. Visit Stephanie on facebook at @sclouatredavis...
