Robert McTeigue, SJ, says that when we are discouraged or feeling desolation in the Ignatian sense, we should follow St. Ignatius’s advice and insist...

Daring to Look Up

Reflections Cara Callbeck

I recently took a ride on the High Roller, the observation/Ferris wheel in Las Vegas, which happens to be the highest in the world....

Daily Examen for Parents

Examen dotMagis Editor

There are stretches of days and sometimes weeks when the boys delight us with their growth and learning and affection and wonder at the...

Compost, Dorothy Day, and Transformation

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

Last year, we acquired a large compost bin to dispose of many of our leaves, weeds, and food waste. Our backyard compost bin is...

Seven Kinds of Vacation: Which Suits You Best?

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

Say “vacation” to seven different people, and you will trigger seven different ideas of what a vacation is. When summer arrives and the kids...

Star Certified

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

I was praying on the freeway, as I often do, driving to work. The trees lining the road held me like the walls of...

Reimagining the Ignatian Examen Flip Book: Choose Life

Examen dotMagis Editor

A passage from the book of Deuteronomy provides the jumping off point for Reimagining the Ignatian Examen: Choose Life. This is part of the...

My Mother’s Suscipe

Reflections Maureen McCann Waldron

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...

Contemplation in Action

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

Contemplation in action is about learning how to be, learning how to see, and learning how to love. Learning How to Be Contemplation is first about...

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