Hurricane Katrina occurred in hot, muggy August in the middle of Ordinary Time. Katrina, however, felt nothing like Ordinary Time; rather, it felt like...

The Christian Problem

Examen Jim Manney

One day I was riding a subway in New York City engaging in my favorite New York pastime—people-watching. You can really study people in...

Go Gracefully

Reflections Maureen McCann Waldron

I have a dear friend who has been a Servite sister for many decades. Last week she mentioned in passing that in her community...

Mother’s Day

Reflections Becky Eldredge

At our parish on Mother's Day, we have a tradition of honoring all women, whether they biologically have children or not. I am always...

The Examen at Tax Time

Examen Jim Manney

I've long maintained that anyone can pray the daily examen at any time--even at awkward, stressful times, like sitting in traffic jam or standing...

The Meaning of a Kiss

Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries Tim Muldoon

During Holy Week I've encountered two very different and yet equally profound meanings in the act of a kiss. The first, of course, is...

The Contemplation on Divine Love

Ignatian Prayer dotMagis Editor

The final contemplation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is the Contemplation on Divine Love, or the Contemplation on the Love of God....

Because of the Resurrection

Spiritual Exercises Vinita Hampton Wright

Now that we have journeyed with Jesus through his Incarnation—even to suffering and death, and then even through to resurrection and new life—what is...