Spirituality
Six Characteristics of Ignatian Courage
In response to a college admission essay prompt of, “What is the most courageous thing you have ever done?” one high school senior used a whole sheet of paper...
Ignatian Prayer
The Cricket and Prayer
I am watching the clock and waiting for my son and husband to clear out of their morning bustle in the kitchen. The sun has just risen and is...
Reflections
My Hourglass
I was standing in the parking lot of Campion Hall at Seattle University, my eyes welling with tears that I refused to let fall and a lump in my...
Ignatian Songs
Love Songs from God
Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re celebrating 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here, posts on dotMagis this month will explore...
Spiritual Exercises
Driving in the Fourth Week
I swore I would never get a vanity license plate. But then I did. I can’t exactly say it came from deep prayer and contemplation. It was an intellectual...
Discernment
Taking the Ignatius Challenge
Many years before St. Ignatius Loyola dedicated his life to the service of the faith, he was a battle-injured soldier, laid up in his family’s castle for months on...