Below are some curated resources to help one prepare for the Spiritual Exercises. There is a bio of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a guide to Ignatian Imaginative prayer and the Examen, and an introduction to Discernment of Spirits. Ignatius Bio Imaginative Prayer Pray with your Imagination Ignatian Contem
Read moreWelcome to the second part of your life. St. Ignatius of Loyola considered the Spiritual Exercises to be so impactful to a person's life, that their life could be divided into two parts: their life before the Exercises, and their life after the Exercises. While generally used to help a person make a
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Needles stung my face and chest as the already uncomfortably cold water turned to ice.
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If you are a man seeking to deepen your relationship with God and reboot your life, welcome to Exodus 90. For 90 days, thousands of men worldwide take on rituals of prayer, fasting, exercise, cold showers and fraternity as they read through the Book of Exodus. It is a shock to the system and challen
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Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an often misunderstood discipline. It is often billed as "Catholic birth control," or "Catholic contraception," but it is neither of these. When discussing the use of NFP versus contraception, many questions surround the morality of its use, especially if sex is supp
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What is a woman? Woman is Adam perfected; the epitome of all creation. God made Adam in His own image from the clay of the Earth, but made Woman from Adam's flesh and bone. She carries within her characteristics of Adam, but is her own person as well. Being the perfection of all that GodContinue rea
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In the midst of the news that the Supreme Court of the United States has drafted an opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, it has become apparent that sexual education has become hollow and distorted. The voices that would seek the death of their unborn children claim a right to do so if they feelContinue
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"‘Then he isn't safe?' said Lucy. ‘Safe?' said Mr. Beaver; ‘don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.'" The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis This may offend you, and t
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America needs a fast. In this case, I’m not talking about “intermittent fasting” or dieting, but we as a collective society need to disconnect from the internet and stop consuming the trillions of bytes of data and flashing lights that big tech companies try to force down our throats. This is not a
Read moreOn Monday, January 4th, I and thirteen other men from my parish, began a 90-day journey through Exodus 90. Exodus 90 is a program of prayer, ascetic disciplines, and fraternity designed to free men from the distractions of the world. Each day, a man is called to spend at least one hour in prayerCont
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