Being Free Is Demanding
In celebration of the release of Pope Francis’s book, The Church of Mercy, several of our dotMagis bloggers will be sharing reflections this month...
My Secret Desire to be Rich
This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
When I got to the second week of my Ignatian Prayer Adventure, I...
Consolation and Desolation
Jason Vaz, SJ, provides some helpful images to distinguish consolation and desolation in a recent post at the igNation blog. He concludes with questions...
Winter Desolation
It’s been a miserable winter for many people, with record-breaking snowstorms and chilling temperatures. As I write this, we are about to get hammered...
The Sponge and the Rock
During the icy cold “polar vortex” in early January, my landlord asked me to leave the taps dripping at night to prevent the pipes...
Football and Discernment
Now that I have a son, I find my lingering doubts about football coming to a head. With the Super Bowl upon us, I...
The Inconvenient Call
A priest was obsessed about reminding parishioners to turn off their cell phones before Mass. He mentioned it at least three or four times...
Politician Quits after Ignatian Retreat
Sarah Teather decided to quit Parliament after a process of discernment during a 30-day Ignatian retreat near Liverpool. She said: “Sometimes you just have...
Trust in God
What does it mean to trust in God? Christians who call themselves faithful may say they place their uncertainties or difficult decisions in the...
Winding Down
Edmund Lo, SJ, tells a good story about monitoring one's inner states of consolation and desolation, as Ignatius did when he was recovering from...