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The Connection Between Gratitude and Hope

Melinda LeBlanc

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Being Christ’s Voice

Gretchen Crowder

Discernment

I Have No Idea What to Do

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Reflections

Stewards of Pain

Jim Manney

Discernment at Different Stages of Life

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

A major gift from Ignatian spirituality is its wisdom about discernment. Discernment enables us to assess situations, pay attention to various clues, approach our...

Leaving Behind the Shoes

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

About halfway into my time on the Camino de Santiago, my toes began to develop blisters. I had planned my footwear carefully, researching many...

Football and the Examen

Examen Cara Callbeck

I am a huge football fan. When my team is playing, I am dressed in team colors and cheering with great enthusiasm. I go...

Four Ways to Find and Keep Your Peace in Tumultuous Times

Reflections Rebecca Ruiz

I recently heard a gorgeous new rendition of one of my favorite hymns, “It Is Well with My Soul.” As I was listening, I...

On the Camino, Everywhere Is Home, and Yet…

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

I recently returned from walking part of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, along with other faculty colleagues exploring the continuation of a recent...

What the Examen Has in Common with Sports Commentary

Examen Denise Gorss

As I was writing the Olympics post, it struck me that the Examen prayer has much in common with sports commentary. One version of the...

Being People for Others

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

St. Ignatius Loyola understood that, even when we strive to do glorious deeds, often the motivation is selfish. Or at least it’s self-focused. In...

Positive Intent

Spiritual Exercises dotMagis Editor

Educator Laura Thomas was at a meeting in which they started by outlining expectations. One caught her by surprise: “Assume positive intent.” I was drawn...