Prayer Resources

The Little Details

Detail in life is oft overlooked but isn’t it the tiny things that make things whole? Awareness is the key to unlocking the gifts of Ignatian spirituality.

The Fifth Week

When we have an encounter with the divine, we must ask: How is this encounter going to affect how I live the rest of my life?

God in Nothing

Discover the power of Nothing. Darkness and emptiness is not an absence of God but rather an inviting space for God to fill.

Art & Imagination – Week 4

Praying with our senses

Purple Rain: 3rd Sunday of Lent

An audio meditation for the Third Sunday of Lent.

Serving With Only What You Have

When one simple practice of service can bring joy and lead you to your becoming.

Unhurried and Inefficient

Haste can be a mark of the evil spirit, while an unhurried—even inefficient—pace is often a mark of God’s kingdom.

What is Spiritual Direction?

Becky Eldredge shares her first experience of spiritual direction and a “busy person’s retreat”.

Finding God in Near-Food-Poisoning

Not long ago I had an unexpected encounter of God: amidst the pains and fears of imminent food poisoning.

Gratitude

We have a tendency to say thank you because it’s expected or it’s a social norm. But Ignatius encourages us to be more intentional about gratitude.

Prayer is an invitation from God, inviting us into relationship with God. It gives us a chance to take part in the story of creation, have an effect on the world, be involved in its God-story, and most importantly, reflect on how we contribute. These resources hope to reveal the infinite facets of prayer, the many ways we reach God, and how God reaches into our lives: in love, with words, in silence, seeking our desires, at different times, in different places.

Textual Prayer

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Jesuit Prayer Index (from Xavier University)

Give Us This Day (monthly publication with prayers and Mass readings)

How to Practice Lectio Divina (prayer with scripture)

Your Own Spiritual Exercises (a prayer practice using a journal)

Reimagining the Examen

Audio Prayer

Audio Meditations and Examens from Ignatian Resources / God In All Things

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Daily Disconnect (from the Carmelites)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Apps

These can be found in the iOS and Android app stores. The links below will take you to the iOS App Store.

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Reimagining the Examen

3-Minute Retreat

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Helps for Prayer

Building a Prayer Habit

Helps for Prayer (large list of helpful prayer resources and explanations from John Veltri, SJ)