The Joyful Season
Lent originally meant “springtime,” and so we can view it as a springtime for the spirit. It is a time also to spring clean...
Stories in Stones
I have a little bag of pebbles. They’re so attractive that I use them as visual aids for retreats and workshops.
One day during a...
Dear Pope Francis
What would you write in a letter to the Pope? Children around the world were invited to send their questions to Pope Francis, and...
Praying with America
Prayer can be difficult to write about, because trying to explain it is something like trying to pin down a butterfly. The more you...
Sacred Space Online and in Print
Many dotMagis readers will be familiar with Sacred Space, the website that has been providing Scripture-based prayer online since 1999. Now a joint apostolate...
What Stirs You to Love
St. Teresa said, “The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and do that which best stirs you to love.”
Divine...
Resisting Grace
Grace can’t be earned, but it can be resisted. There are times when we prefer darkness to light, when revenge feels good and pleasure...
Instant and Magnificent Kindness
In A Purposeful Path: How Far Can You Go with $30, a Bus Ticket, and a Dream?, Casey Beaumier, SJ, tells the story of...
What Do You Really Want?
Longtime dotMagis contributor Jim Manney has written a new book called What Do You Really Want? In it he examines Ignatian discernment. Manney shares...
Going Out to Meet Others as Christ Bearers
We all need to ask ourselves if those who encounter us perceive the warmth of faith in our lives, if they see in our...
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