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Check out my thoughts about the need for Hope and Breath at: Breathe Hope

We all need encouragement during these strange times, don’t we? Well, I have something exciting to share! Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ is one of the spiritual masters of our time and he is offering a free, 30-day at-home retreat entitled, “Ascending with Ignatius.” The retreat will run from April 25 – May 24 but youContinue reading “Check it out!”

The crisp morning air greets me as I rush out the door. Gentle rays of sunlight bounce off yellow-draped trees. Fallen leaves crunch underfoot, their sweet scent lingering in my nose. A soft dusting of snow floats aloft as I pass… Read more of my blog on IgnatianSpirituality.com at the link below: Savoring the Season

Dear friends, How can it already be July?!  As usual, life seems to be flying by and I haven’t had much of a chance to sit and share in this space. Until I have time to write more here, please check out my monthly columns on Loyola Press’ dotMagis blog at http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/author/ruiz Happy Summer! Peace, Rebecca

One of the things that can steal our peace is worry about the future. Oftentimes, when we are overcome with worry, we lose perspective. Sometimes, we even lose hope. Over 400 years ago, St. Francis de Sales offered some timeless words of wisdom about worry: Be at peace. Do not look forward in fear toContinue reading “Don’t Worry”

It seems that the days of eloquent letter-writing and moving oratory have largely passed. And, with the passing of these times, the immense power of words has been forgotten. Civility has gone out the window. Hurtful words are thrown around carelessly – often aided by the anonymity of the internet. Thomas Merton, one of my favoriteContinue reading “Spread Hope”

Sometimes, things don’t work out quite like we had hoped or expected. St. Teresa of Avila has some really great thoughts for times like these: “To reach something good, it is useful to have gone astray.” I love this sentiment! How often do we think of “going astray” as being useful? The temptation is to thinkContinue reading “Useful mistakes?”

“God created shadows to better emphasize the light.” – St. John XXIII Did you see the solar eclipse this summer? During the eclipse, the light shone out from behind objects as crescent shadows. While the divisions between light are darkness are rarely ever sharper than they were during the eclipse, divisions between people were momentarilyContinue reading “Think about it…”

I am so pained by the vilification of all refugees based on the actions of a few. Pope Francis, nearly daily, calls us to respond with compassion to those on the margins – in the world, in our communities and in our lives. Please check out my post on Loyola Press’ dotMagis blog this month: http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/24558/a-grain-of-compassionContinue reading “On Reaching out to Those on the Margins”

Want to delve deeper with this question?  Check out my post on the dotMagis blog this month! http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/23903/love-relationship-live?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dotMagis+%28dotMagis+-+Ignatian+Spirituality%29