Welcome 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 an “election,” orContinue reading “Ignatius 90: Transform Your Spiritual Journey in 90 Days”
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Lessons From the Desert: The Water Only Gets Colder
Needles stung my face and chest as the already uncomfortably cold water turned to ice.
A Nice Man Is Not a Good Man
“‘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 that’s good. Simply being “nice”Continue reading “A Nice Man Is Not a Good Man”
Cold Showers and a Walk in the Desert
On 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 prayerContinue reading “Cold Showers and a Walk in the Desert”
The Measure of a Man 