by Fr. Bill Creed, SJ Recently, I was surprised to be chatting with a guy I had not seen in nearly two decades. He talked about the time twenty years ago when I had known him as a kind of newly reformed gang member. Often he would show up for meetings wearing a tank...
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. When we’re having a hard time—grieving a loss, looking for a better...
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. When we look at most religions, especially...
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. One of the best gifts of Ignatian spirituality is a simple prayer called the Examen. Ignatius considered it so important that he allowed...
by Vinita Hampton Wright Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The Ignatian way of thinking and living encourages people to be practical while being spiritual. We recognize that God...
