Globalization of Superficiality
Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, spoke to Belgian Jesuits in September 2010 about a "globalization of superficiality," a result...
You Are What You Eat
These days I am trying to get my daughters to eat better food than the usual kid fare of mac 'n' cheese, hotdogs, and...
Holy Imitation
The decisive moment in Ignatius's life came when he realized that he was imitating the wrong person. He realized that imitating the example of...
The Examen and Other Prayers
During Lent we published six audio-visual guided Examens that introduce the Ignatian Examen prayer. These were very popular, and they now have a permanent...
It’s a Mitzvah
Seems to me the word "mitzvah" is being used a lot these days. Usually it shows up in exclamations: "It's a mitzvah."
Maybe I'm noticing...
Today’s News . . .
Many years ago, I went on a news fast. To be more precise, I stopped reading, watching or listening to any and all news...
Prettiest Girl in Town
A while ago I sent this as my first blog posting for dotMagis. Today there is an update. In December of 2009, I wrote:I...
A Scholar’s Faith
The Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner was once asked in a radio interview why some people didn't experience God. His response: 'I don't believe you;...
Praying from the Heart
Exaggeration or reality? There's not a person of faith--dead or alive--who hasn't at some point trudged through a desert landscape of dusty dry and...
Tears with an Old Friend
My husband, Jim, and I had traveled to another town and called an old friend - Fr. Dennis, a priest we had known for...