Category Archives: Ignatian Spirituality

Overcoming Discouragement

It’s pretty easy to get discouraged, don’t you think?  I’ve been talking to a lot of people about discouragement lately, and it seems as though it’s affecting just about everyone in one way or another. Maybe its your health, or … Continue reading

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Be Forgiving

I was talking to a friend early this morning.  He had forgotten that he made a commitment to his coworker to meet earlier than normal, and the man had to wait for some time for my friend to show up.  … Continue reading

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The Dream Manager

A friend of mine gave me a great little book for my birthday.  Written by Matthew Kelly, The Dream Manager is a wonderful story of how a struggling company was able to turn things around because they helped their employees achieve their … Continue reading

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Make Every Day Count

Sorry for the pause in my posts.  I’m still getting over a bug I picked up, and the antibiotics have been slow to kick in. We’ve finally gotten some snow on the ground in my neck of the woods, and, … Continue reading

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All Things Considered

All things considered, we have it pretty good. Sometimes, we can easily get balled up in our own problems that we fail to recognize that there are many, many people who are struggling with much bigger issues and concerns. Over … Continue reading

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A New Day Dawning

Back to the grind.  I hope you enjoyed the long weekend, and that you’re now ready to tackle the challenges ahead. My New Year’s Day was off to a great start.  I had a peaceful and prayerful morning, and later … Continue reading

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To New Beginnings

Happy New Year!  I’m so grateful to have survived 2011, and am certainly ready to launch into 2012.  How about You?    That being said, 2011 was a great year for Making All Things New.  I received a nice little … Continue reading

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Keep the Joy Coming

Last night, I helped a friend of mine wrap what seemed like a hundred presents for his kids.  He has a family tradition of wrapping each child’s gifts with the same wrapping paper, so that there’s no need for tags … Continue reading

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Those Christmas Mysteries

Hold on.  I’m not talking about the real Christmas mysteries, like the Virgin Birth, Joseph’s dream, the Wise Men, The Star. No, I’m talking about the genre of mystery writing that revolves around some aspect of Christmas.  I don’t know … Continue reading

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Divine Appointments

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night with the strong feeling that you need to pray for someone? It happens to me pretty regularly, and usually I wake up because I was thinking about this person … Continue reading

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