Monthly Archives: June 2011

Spiritual Exercises: Week 1 [Day 6]

Today’s readings are two of my favs– Psalms 8 and 139. From Psalm 8: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what are mere mortals that … Continue reading

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Spiritual Exercises: Week 1 [Day 5]

Today’s reading is called “The Courage to Accept Acceptance.” (The line comes from Tillich.) (Author: Peter Van Breeman, SJ) So much truth in such a short article! Here are a few “gems.” “Acceptance means that the people with whom I … Continue reading

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Spiritual Exercises: Week 1 [Day 4]

Here’s a paragraph from one of the helps on Week 1 of the Exercises… “The first and most important point is to begin this journey with great hope and confidence. God is never outdone in generosity. So, if we make … Continue reading

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Spiritual Exercise #1 [Day 3]

I couldn’t start until I bought a new journal. I probably have 75 wire notebooks around the house, but I really needed a new journal for this. Really. So I went to Border’s and bought one, the one on sale, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Exercises: Getting Started

So…I visited my spiritual director last week. Once a quarter I drive up to the monastery in Beech Grove, IN, hang with the sisters for a couple of days, and, while I’m there, make a quick trip into Indy to … Continue reading

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