Augustus Tolton
The Archdiocese of Chicago is opening the legal process for the canonization of Father Augustus Tolton, a late 19th century priest, and the first...
Live Chat with a Vatican Astronomer
Brother Guy Consolmango, SJ, an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, will give an online talk and chat today at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Just...
Women of Goodness
Gary Smith, SJ, on Sudanese refugee mothers:
"I have known and wept with and consoled the Sudanese refugee woman, particularly as she is a mother....
Imitatio sancti
A misspent youth, getting caught up in riches and all sorts of vanity. A soldier, seeking the honors that the world tells him are...
Welcome Meredith Gould
Today a new blogger joins the dotMagis squad. She is Meredith Gould, a sociologist and author with a passion for blogging, social media, and,...
Coach Wooden and Cura Personalis
A prof at Loyola Marymount, a Muslim, eulogizes Coach John Wooden of UCLA as an exemplar of Ignatian values. (H/T to Jim Campbell.)
A teacher...
Ricci Day
Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. ...
Can a Neurotic Person Be a Saint?
From an interview with Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, on ABC Radio in Australia. (Transcript and podcast available here.)Rachael Kohn: Well saints' lives are examined...
The Spiritual Exercises and Wall Street
Chris Lowney is a former Jesuit, former J.P. Morgan investment banker, and currently full-time speaker and author. He recently gave a talk at Fordham...
Arrupe Documentary
A documentary on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, is available for viewing on YouTube. The film was produced by Georgetown University...