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Marriage as Conversion

A member of Contemplative Leaders in Action, my former student E. writes a lovely blog, A Call to Joy. In light of recent news about...

Thoughts about the Imagination and Narrative

Storytelling is crucial to how we as human beings make meaning of our lives. Ricoeur observed that while life is simply lived, we attempt...

Rocking Babies in Church

My husband and I were at Mass on Saturday night and during the opening hymn, I noticed the woman in the pew ahead of...

One Minute on the Examen

The Examen is always a popular subject here on dotMagis, and today we share a one-minute video produced by Jesuits that introduces the prayer...

The Greatest Super Power Ever

On a lark, I forwarded an e-mail quiz entitled “20 Things You Never Knew About Me” to several friends. With 20 questions ranging from...

Love in Hell

Rod Dreher offers a thoughtful reflection on his first read of Dante's Divine Comedy in his late 40's, discovering a wish that he'd read...

Five Tips for Discerning Balance in a Busy Life

This past summer I have spent time in prayer, discerning how to find better balance in my busy life as a mother, wife, teacher,...

September’s Fresh Start

September really is the best month of the year. With September comes that crisp, fresh air with a slight chill in its breath, whispering...

Going to the Movies with God

The Apostleship of Prayer uses the idea of a trip to the movies to explain the Examen to children in this fun presentation. For more...

Choose Values, Not Sides

On the night of a particularly painful news story of a bombing in a UN-protected school in Gaza filled with refugees, I was scrolling...

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