by Jen Coito | May 15, 2022 | Catholic, Faith in Action, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer
“There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly.” – Mark 5:25-26 My anxiety is hemorrhaging out of me. Over time I have learned to deal with my triggers in more effective ways. But some days, like today, it hemorrhages....
by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | May 8, 2022 | Faith in Action, Hope, Prayer
We had no beds for our children after Hurricane Katrina. I remember sitting on the curb outside of an old K&B Drugstore that had long closed down in the small town outside of New Orleans where I had grown up. My oldest daughter struggled as a toddler to sit beside...
by Jenene Francis | Apr 24, 2022 | Discernment, Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
For whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 (NAB) It feels like I’ve been waiting a long time for more light and warmer days to chase away damp, late...
by Charlotte Phillips | Apr 20, 2022 | Hope, Ignatian Spirituality, Love & Mercy, Prayer
Having just passed the two-year mark from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, I spent some time asking myself, How did we ever make it through those first few months during lockdown? I noticed a lot of memories from two years ago pop up on social media. As with...
by Monique Jacobs | Apr 10, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
Sister Columbkill, our substitute teacher, looked around the room of fourth graders. There I sat, spellbound, listening to her story. “Listen carefully to what is really happening here,” she said as she shared about her experience as a young sister during World War II...
by Jen Coito | Mar 27, 2022 | Discernment, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer
It was “No.” As clear as day. I had prayed for an answer, and I heard the “No”. I wanted it to be yes… so, so, so badly. I was devastated. I remember the place, the people, the moment in that chapel. Even more so, I can recall the feeling that God had led me to a...
