Reflections
Listening to God in Nature
I once went to Morning Prayer during a retreat. While other mornings had been filled with beautiful words and guided meditations that I no longer remember, on this morning...
Reflections
My Mother’s Suscipe
My mother, Rosemary Mulligan McCann, was a brilliant woman, and it was particularly hard for us to watch as Alzheimer’s seeped her brilliance from her.
When St. Ignatius encourages us...
Reflections
Technology and Community
When my mother was dying, the family gathered around her bed as she was anointed. Four of the five of us children were there. My brother suggested we call...
Reflections
Lenten Meditation 7: Accepting the Offer
Throughout this Lenten journey, I have maintained that God wants all human beings to be “holy souls,” and thus “friends of God, and prophets.” I hope that you have...
Reflections
Rocking Babies in Church
My husband and I were at Mass on Saturday night and during the opening hymn, I noticed the woman in the pew ahead of us holding her baby daughter....
Reflections
Teach Me to Serve You as You Deserve
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.
How does God deserve to be served?...