We tend to live in an anodyne, and cynical, world where few moments give us a sense of rapture. Yet, I’ve found that applying the principles of Jesuit spirituality that I first learned more than 25 years ago at L.M.U. I often use the Examen to remind myself to be fully present to what I’m experiencing, and to let those moments ferment and mature. As with the Examen, I let myself ruminate. It also reminded me to be ever present to the grandeur of the creator we can find in unexpected places.