Welcome to week 2 of Lent: a season of empty to full. This week our focus is examen and self-denial—two of our favorite subjects! I know there’s nothing we like better than taking a deep look at ourselves (warts and all) and saying no to our flesh. While these spiritual disciplines may be uncomfortable, they […]
Prayer of Examen
Lent: Repentance and Examen
Lent is a time of self-examination and self-denial to prepare for Easter. It’s natural to want to minimize these difficult days leading up to Resurrection Sunday, but then we would miss the whole purpose of Lent. We need to pause and sit with all the things that happened during Jesus’ last 40 days on earth. […]
Lent Day 37, Examen
Welcome to Day 37 of our Lenten Devotional! We continue our study on spiritual housecleaning with today’s post on the Prayer of Examen. This is a perfect time to explore this discipline developed by St. Ignatius. Juct click below for today’s post. *When you click on the Lent Day 37 , Examen link below, you […]
Prayer of Examen
