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Splitting Wood

March 22, 2016

“While splitting wood in the misty morning silence.” Submitted by Gary Thomas.

Maple Sugar Sunday

April 16, 2015

“Tasting His bounty at Maine Maple Sugar Sunday.” Submitted by Loreta Vallar McDonnell.

Master Potter at Work

August 21, 2013

“The potter at work always reminds me of Genesis 2:7—God forming us from the dust of the ground, into these earthen vessels for His spirit and life.” Submitted by C.H. Pak. You might also like […]

Putting the Fields to Bed

October 30, 2012

“Autumn in Scio, Oregon: putting the fields to bed.” Submitted by Joanie Twomey-Shook.

Experiencing God through eco-farming in Valladolid, Spain, one of the MAGIS experiences for youth in the days before World Youth Day. Learn more about MAGIS or see more pictures from Magis2011 on Flickr.

Everything Is for God’s Greater Glory

December 6, 2010

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. Everything is for God’s greater glory. From the Ignatian Inspirations series by Loyola Press. Learn more about what AMDG means.

Real Faith Offers Real Help

October 26, 2010

Real faith offers real help. From the Ignatian Inspirations series by Loyola Press. Subscribe to Picturing God via e-mail or RSS to be inspired daily by the images others submit.

A Letter to Jesus
By Fiona Basile This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Dear Jesus, For the past eight weeks, we’ve been walking together in a special way. We’ve been taking the time to get to know one another more deeply, delving into the heart and soul of who I am and who […]
Experiencing Easter
By Marina McCoy I can think of many instances when the Easter season has liturgically fit with my life: times when there was new life as I anticipated the birth of a new baby, or a family member’s health had improved, or a relationship was reconciled. Other times, the season has felt out of line […]
Contemplating the Passion with St. Ignatius
By Rebecca Ruiz In the Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we contemplate the Passion of Jesus. St. Ignatius advises us to pray for the grace of compassion—the ability to suffer with Christ—as we encounter the Crucifixion. I ask for what I desire. Here is it what is proper for the Passion: sorrow with Christ […]
Love to the End
By Fiona Basile This post is based on Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. This is a painful week in the Spiritual Exercises as I accompany Jesus in his final hours. In entering the Gospel passages of the Passion, I place myself in the scenes as an onlooker and witness a man who is […]
Lamentation: The Weight of Grief
By Shemaiah Gonzalez Niccolò dell’Arca’s Mourning over the Dead Christ, often simply called Lamentation, moves us into the depths of Good Friday’s grief. (See a video of this piece of art below the article.) There is no way to prepare for the visceral images of six life-sized terracotta sculptures mourning over Christ’s body. The grief […]

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