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The Ignatian Examen

By Jared Dees

There is an incredibly powerful prayer practice in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola called the Prayer of Examen. While the Ignatian examen has been interpreted and applied in various ways, I have found that looking closely at the origin of the practice and developing my own variation of the examen has had a tremendous effect…

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July 6, 2012 Filed Under: Catholic Prayers, How to Pray, On Spirituality, Prayer, Saints Prayers, What Tagged With: daily prayer, examen

An Ambulance Prayer

By Jared Dees

Teachers can learn a lot from their students. When I was a first-year teacher in Pensacola, Florida–a city entrenched in the Bible Belt–I learned a lot about prayer from my middle schoolers often at the most unexpected times. They were taking a test the first time I saw it happen. We were fifteen minutes into…

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May 8, 2012 Filed Under: Everyday Prayers, Prayer, What

A Runner’s Lectio Divina

By Jared Dees

The season of Easter is also the season of running. Each weekend during the Spring, marathon runners take to the streets prove to themselves they can run the race. Even the Boston Marathon, which occurs on the third Monday of April each year, often falls near Easter. Easter is a perfect time to connect the…

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April 17, 2012 Filed Under: Catholic Prayers, Everyday Prayers, Prayer, What Tagged With: easter

Sometimes the Possible Is Ok

By Jared Dees

So I’ve been checking out some young entrepreneurial “bucket lists” on some personal development blogs and it really had me thinking. At first I got really excited. I created an Evernote note to start brainstorming. These lists are inspiring! At first I wrote down things like paying off the mortgage, putting our kids through college,…

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March 15, 2012 Filed Under: Meaningful Work, What

From Goal-Setting to Habit-Setting

By Jared Dees

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about goal-setting lately. I want to make sure my goals for 2012 are as motivating as possible. It is just that time of year. People are reassessing last year’s goals and setting new ones. They are making new year’s resolutions to make changes in their lives. Almost a…

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January 10, 2012 Filed Under: Meaningful Work, What Tagged With: daily prayer, morning prayer

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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