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Unforgiving and in Need of Grace
There’s a profound beauty in praying the Examen at the end of each day. It allows us to reflect on the blessings and graces that fill our lives—moments of undeserved...
Unforgiving and in Need of Grace
There’s a profound beauty in praying the Examen at the end of each day. It allows us to reflect on the blessings and graces that fill our lives—moments of undeserved...
![Oxygen for the Soul](http://examinationjournal.com/cdn/shop/articles/DALL_E_2024-07-17_11.11.36_-_Create_a_painting_featuring_a_majestic_sky_with_vibrant_expansive_clouds._In_the_distance_a_plane_flies_leaving_a_long_jet_trail_across_the_sky._Th.webp?v=1721229537&width=533)
Oxygen for the Soul
This week, I made a somewhat spur-of-the-moment decision to fly out to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress—no booth set up for me just yet, maybe one day! On the...
Oxygen for the Soul
This week, I made a somewhat spur-of-the-moment decision to fly out to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress—no booth set up for me just yet, maybe one day! On the...
![Holiness in the Mundane](http://examinationjournal.com/cdn/shop/articles/DALL_E_2024-07-11_16.25.21_-_A_painting_of_a_country_kitchen_in_the_early_morning_light_featuring_a_parent_and_child_preparing_a_meal_together._The_kitchen_is_bathed_in_soft_nat.webp?v=1720729548&width=533)
Holiness in the Mundane
As a parent of four small children, my days are often a whirlwind of activities—from breakfast scrambles to bedtime stories. There's something beautifully chaotic about raising a family that quite ironically...
Holiness in the Mundane
As a parent of four small children, my days are often a whirlwind of activities—from breakfast scrambles to bedtime stories. There's something beautifully chaotic about raising a family that quite ironically...
![Man of the Beatitudes](http://examinationjournal.com/cdn/shop/articles/DALL_E_2024-07-03_15.14.47_-_A_painting_of_Italian_mountains_reminiscent_of_the_kind_Pier_Giorgio_Frassati_would_have_climbed._The_scene_captures_the_majestic_and_rugged_beauty_of.webp?v=1720034395&width=533)
Man of the Beatitudes
We’ve probably heard the old saying, “What do you want your gravestone to say?” Everyone knows that July 4 is Independence Day, but most don’t know that it’s also the...
Man of the Beatitudes
We’ve probably heard the old saying, “What do you want your gravestone to say?” Everyone knows that July 4 is Independence Day, but most don’t know that it’s also the...
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Nunc Coepi, Now I Begin
At both my college graduation and my graduate school commencement, the speakers left lasting impressions on me, a rare occurrence given that over ten years have passed. Insights from those...
Nunc Coepi, Now I Begin
At both my college graduation and my graduate school commencement, the speakers left lasting impressions on me, a rare occurrence given that over ten years have passed. Insights from those...
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All Aboard the Struggle Bus
When we sit down for our daily examination of conscience or prepare for Confession, we reflect on moments of struggle, temptation, and even failure. In your Examination Journal, you might...
All Aboard the Struggle Bus
When we sit down for our daily examination of conscience or prepare for Confession, we reflect on moments of struggle, temptation, and even failure. In your Examination Journal, you might...