How to Talk to People
Advice from Ignatius, writing to Jesuits participating in the Council of Trent:
Be prudent. "When speaking in any conversation, do not think you...
How Ignatius Recovered from Depression
Many people suffer episodes of depression. Ignatius Loyola was one of them, according to Joseph Munitiz, SJ, and we would do well to study...
Compass Points Winners
Last week, as part of our celebration of St. Ignatius's Feast day, we invited readers of dotMagis to enter a raffle to receive a...
What I Like about Ignatius
Some readers entering our book contest wrote about how St. Ignatius has inspired them. Here are some excerpts from these comments. (Go here to...
Celebrating Ignatius
It's July, the month of high summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the month of St. Ignatius Loyola, whose spiritual ideas we celebrate here...
Links for the Weekend
The Wall Street Journal admires the Cristo Rey network of schools.
A blog you should check out: Days of Deepening Friendship. They're discussing Tim Muldoon's...
St. Ignatius and Psychology
A psychologist named William van Ornum will be writing regularly on America Magazine's "In All Things" blog about the intersection of Christian faith and...
Ignatius and Xavier
Today is the anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in 1622. Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri were also canonized...
War and Games
Consider this my "overthinking the Super Bowl" post. (Wait till I get to the Olympics!)
First things first: I've always loved sports, and I've always...
God Is Acting
I'm three weeks into a new semester of teaching a course on Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. It's an absolute delight, both for the...