• What Is Ignatian Spirituality?
  • Ignatian Prayer
  • Making Good Decisions
  • Ignatian Voices
  • dotMagis Blog
    • AllDiscernmentExamenReflectionsSpiritual Exercises
      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…
      Examen

      The Examen: Prayer in Real-Time

      dotMagis Editor
      In the Examen we encounter a God who is active in our day. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, explains that the Examen is prayer in…
      Reflections

      Continuing Friendship in the Easter Season

      Gretchen Crowder
      I have a confession to make. I tend to forget about Jesus around a week or so into the Easter season each year. It is…
      Spiritual Exercises

      Joy Leads to Our Next Steps

      dotMagis Editor
      This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we reflect on the Resurrection…
More

    Rebecca Ruiz

    https://amdg1.wordpress.com/
    Rebecca Ruiz holds a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.A. from Tufts University. She has been trained as an Ignatian spiritual director through Fairfield University’s four-year formation program. Rebecca served in refugee resettlement for nearly 15 years and has also worked as an ethnomusicologist, composer, and writer. She and her husband have two sons and live at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. She strives, as St. Ignatius taught, to see God in all things and do “all things for the greater glory of God.”
    Examen

    Exploring the Examen Step-by-Step: Give Thanks

    Editor’s note: We continue our series exploring each of the steps of the Examen. We’re using the Examen version from Jim Manney’s book, A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer. We’ll look...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    Reflections

    Bethlehem Moments

    I settled into the chair in the little wallpapered room and admired the candlelit crèche. While I gathered my thoughts, my spiritual director excused herself to pop some bread...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    Reflections

    Savoring the Season

    The crisp morning air greets me as I rush out the door. Gentle rays of sunlight bounce off yellow-draped trees. Fallen leaves crunch underfoot, their sweet scent lingering in...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    Ignatian Prayer

    To Fight and Not to Heed the Wounds

    We’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of the Prayer for Generosity, attributed to St. Ignatius. “To fight and not to heed the wounds.” Who is able to do this? Reflecting...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    Reflections

    Making Friends

    My son began attending a new school this month. As we pulled up to the front entrance, he was wondering aloud whom he would sit with at lunch. While...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    Spiritual Exercises

    Confronting a 2,000-Year-Old Challenge

    Recently I came across one of my favorite passages in the Gospel of Mark, the Parable of the Rich Young Man. In Mark 10:21, we learn, “Jesus looked at...
    Rebecca Ruiz
    Read more
    1...678...15Page 7 of 15
    Copyright © 2009-2024 Loyola Press. All rights reserved.
    Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of the contents of this service without the express written consent of Loyola Press is expressly prohibited.