I had a post all ready to share about living in the tensions of our lives when last night at 11pm the news hit about Osama Bin Laden being killed. I had wanted to share how Ignatius saw living in tension to be a good thing because we can find God or invitations from God in all things. Anytime we are living in the black and white, acting with total certainty about anything other than the presence of God in the moment at hand, we are not living in …

Some time ago, as I was sitting on a plane, I started to envision what would happen in the event of a crash: turbulence, a sudden loss of pressure, airbags dropping, a drop in altitude, the doors flying off, the wind blowing through the cabin. I saw myself offering a prayer in the final moments. I saw us all brace for impact and felt the jolt as we hit the earth. After a momentary loss of consciousness, I imagined myself slowly becoming aware: lights flashing over bags …

Though so much has been happening to me lately- much of it blog worthy (or would be if Lisa hadn’t said she’d blog about my wedding so I’m not allowed to )-  I feel a bit overwhelmed and not sure exactly what to share.
Today we had two different staff meetings in our office. Since July we have been using a great program called “Best Year Yet.” Both of meetings started with each person sharing  their greatest disappointment, accomplishment and lesson learned since we last met, part of the praxis of reflection that makes …

The blog post you are about to read is a reflection on my notes from a talk that Larry Gillick, SJ gave to the IA formation group last night.
Desolation and consolation are almost like states of mind within us. In one state we are able to see all things are from God, we trust, there’s nowhere we can be that isn’t where we were meant to be (Beatles). We are more likely to see things in life as sacraments than disappointments. In the other, opposing state, we rely so much on the …