To Be Gazed Upon With Love

To Be Gazed Upon With Love

I’ve been studying Ignatian prayer again. I’ve tried this practice several times over the years, but it hasn’t always come easy. One part that’s especially difficult for me is imagining God simply gazing upon me with love and delight. This is not because of what I do,...
Pruning: Finding Connection in Spiritual Dryness

Pruning: Finding Connection in Spiritual Dryness

“The gardener cuts the green shoots from the root of the bush, not to kill the rose, but to make it bloom more beautifully.”—Venerable Fulton Sheen My favorite time of day is that first tiny sliver of light—when the darkness slowly gives way and the sky exhales into...