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      Apostolic Joy

      Shemaiah Gonzalez
      A friend of mine recently converted to Catholicism. Like me, she was once a card-carrying Protestant. “What made you convert?” I asked, knowing for…
      Reflections

      Celebrating Star Wars Day

      Eric Clayton
      I didn’t grow up celebrating Star Wars Day—mostly because it didn’t exist as an organized holiday until I was an adult. May the 4th…
      Reflections

      I See You

      Gerri Leder
      Can we learn a thing or two about connection from people in other countries? My recent experience in South Africa suggests we can. South…
      Discernment

      Going Behind What Appears

      dotMagis Editor
      Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, says, “Discernment is to learn to go behind what appears. It’s going beyond…
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    Gretchen Crowder

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    Gretchen Crowder has served as a campus minister and Ignatian educator for the Jesuit Dallas community for the last 15 years. She is also a freelance writer and speaker and is the host of Loved As You Are: An Ignatian Podcast. She has a B.S. in mathematics and a M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame as well as an M.T.S. from the University of Dallas. She resides in Dallas, TX, with her husband, three boys, and an ever-growing number of pets.
    Ignatian Prayer

    To Toil and Not to Seek for Rest

    We’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of the Prayer for Generosity, attributed to St. Ignatius. When I first met my now-husband, he was about to go on a...
    Gretchen Crowder
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    Reflections

    Shining in Their Smiles

    I consider one of the greatest blessings I have right now to be watching my three little boys grow up. And it is a blessing I take for granted...
    Gretchen Crowder
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    Reflections

    Befriending a Rat

    In our urban backyard, we have a chicken coop constructed just right to fit our five, almost full-grown chickens. My animal-loving family promises me eggs are just around the...
    Gretchen Crowder
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    Reflections

    Introducing Vacation to My Boys—and Embracing Vacation Anew Myself

    A year ago, we had the unexpected gift of taking time off to go as a family to a resort hotel a little north of Houston. It was late...
    Gretchen Crowder
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    Discernment

    Nine Reasons to Embrace Ignatian Discernment

    Editor’s note: Celebrate the 10th anniversary of IgnatianSpirituality.com with us. For 10 weeks, we’ll be “Counting the Gifts of Ignatian Spirituality” by bringing you special content on our website...
    Gretchen Crowder
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    Reflections

    Wonder and Faith

    “Faith is not fearful of reason.” —Pope Francis, in On Faith Every morning, I walk my son through the hallway of my school on his way to kindergarten next door....
    Gretchen Crowder
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