by Becky Eldredge | Jan 27, 2019 | Examen, Prayer
We turn this week to how the Examen recalibrates our lives. Some of you have heard me tell the story of the day we moved a piano into our home. Due to the moisture in South Louisiana, a piano is supposed to be placed on an interior wall. The only interior wall in...
by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | Jan 21, 2019 | Examen, Prayer
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 and...
by Becky Eldredge | Jan 14, 2019 | Examen, Prayer
We continue our series exploring the Examen. This week, we take a look at bringing this prayer tool into marriage and family life. Praying the Examen with Young Children: The Examen is a permanent prayer tool in my own prayer tool box, and it is one we turn to...
by Becky Eldredge | Jan 7, 2019 | Examen, Prayer
Last week, we prayed an Examen over our year. This week, we turn to the daily Examen. What is the Examen? The Examen is credited to St. Ignatius. Ignatius’ own life experience taught him the value of reviewing his day with God’s help. As we talked about in...
by Becky Eldredge | Dec 31, 2018 | Examen, Prayer
It’s hard to know where we are going if we do not fully understand where we’ve been. Ignatian spirituality invites us to look at our past with God’s help in order to better understand where we are. This process of reflection illuminates where we are now, and...
