Just Because It’s Friday
We've been very serious on dotMagis this week. Let's lighten up on Friday. Kick back, relax, and listen to the greatest song...
Best Ignatian Songs: Wonder
A friend of mine, whose son was born with Down Syndrome, turned me on to Natalie Merchant's song "Wonder." I think it's a song...
Best Ignatian Songs: Jesus Ahatonhia
"Jesus ahatonhia," our last Christmas song of the season, is probably the first Christmas carol written in North America. The title means "Jesus, he...
Best Ignatian Songs: And the Glory of the Lord
About ten days ago I went to a performance of Handel's Messiah by the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan. I do...
Best Ignatian Songs: What a Wonderful World
I'll bet that you already know and love this week's Ignatian song, but tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. There's no better time to listen to...
Best Ignatian Songs: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Our Ignatian song this week is U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." It's a song of deep spiritual yearning.
You broke...
Best Ignatian Songs: Heavenly Day
This week's Ignatian song is the lovely ballad "Heavenly Day," written by the eclectic folk-county-rock artist Patty Griffin. I ran across it about the...
Best Ignatian Songs: To Be a Pilgrim
In his autobiography, St. Ignatius Loyola wrote of himself in the third person as "the pilgrim." As David Fleming, SJ, writes in What Is...
Best Ignatian Songs: Stand By Me
You may have already seen this week's Ignatian song on YouTube. More than 14 million people have. It's an inventive version of...
Best Ignatian Songs: Every Grain of Sand
It's back to Bob Dylan for this week's Ignatian song. It's "Every Grain of Sand," one of Dylan's many songs with powerful Biblical imagery....