July 31st is the feast day of Ignatius of Loyola, whose Spiritual Exercises are what I’m trained in for spiritual direction. I continue to draw great meaning from his reflections and guided practices, so his feast day remains special to me. I wrote this prayer years ago based on the culminating meditation of the Exercises,Continue reading “Contemplatio”
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No Perfect Time Book Excerpt: Waiting
Below is an excerpt from my book No Perfect Time: Brief Essays on Life and Faith. He allowed his weight to do most of the work as he eased back into the driver’s seat. A turn of the key and the engine awoke. A flip of a lever and his dashboard glowed a soft orange.Continue reading “No Perfect Time Book Excerpt: Waiting”
Joy: A Mid-Year Check-In
In lieu of making New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been choosing a single word by which to live throughout the year. This year’s word is Joy: Soon after I chose this word for 2024, I had the idea to keep a joy logbook: I bought a little pocket weekly planner, and I’d write down all theContinue reading “Joy: A Mid-Year Check-In”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 