Where have you experienced grace lately? Where has love felt distant?
Our Lenten Examen offers space to reflect, release shame, and rest in God’s unconditional love. Walk with us through Lent at Sacred Ground.

When the world feels heavy, many of us become the helpers, but even helpers need space to breathe. Take a few moments to ground your body, quiet your mind, and remember that you, too, are held in divine love.

Ignatian spirituality isn’t about mastering the “right” words—it’s about noticing where God is already moving in your life. We’re exploring common Ignatian terms and how they might already be part of your prayer and inner work.

What if creativity is less about making art and more about a way of being with God? Explore journaling, art, dance, and music as everyday spiritual practices.

Prayer doesn’t have to be talking to God in words. St. Ignatius of Loyola developed the practice of imaginative prayer to help us enter into a deeper, felt relationship with Christ. Whether you’re new to imaginative prayer or it’s a regular part of your prayer practice, we invite you to open your creative mind with these guided prompts.

What if creating is one way we join God’s ongoing work in the world? Creativity is more than a skill—it’s a sacred invitation. This reflection explores creativity as prayer, participation, and a way of noticing God in all things.

Before racing ahead to the future, Advent invites us to sit with the present moment. It offers a pause to reflect back before focusing on what comes next. An Advent Examen can be a helpful prayer practice as you meet this moment of reflection.

Even if you don’t have much time to spare during this full season, contemplative prayer is always accessible to you. We invite you to explore these simple Advent prayer practices that can fit into even the most chaotic days.

Liminal spaces are times of transition. They are transformative but can be uncomfortable. The Advent season honors these times of liminality and waiting. As we prepare for Christmas, we invite you to honor the presence of liminal space in your own life.

Praying the Examen helps us to pay attention to our lives and to God’s presence and activity in us and around us. As we notice patterns of gratitude, connection, and aliveness, the Examen helps us to discern who we are created to be and how God is inviting us to show up in the world.