Finding God When a Loved One Dies
God is present in the places of suffering, too.
Finding God When My Son Was Hurt
It’s a sound no parent wants to hear: the thunk of a five-year-old forehead hitting wood. My son was taking a running leap into...
God Surprises in Peas and Teas
“You know I don’t eat anything green,” insisted my youngest son, pushing his plate of mashed potatoes, meat loaf, and green peas away from...
The Joy of Firsts
After writing about the joys of ordinary miracles, those things that happen all the time and seem normal—like birthdays or celebrating anniversaries—I got thinking...
The World Beyond Our Senses
Do you have any idea how glorious the world around you really is? Consider the multitude of gifts of our earthly existence that are...
Why Ask Why?
“Why, God? Why?” I sit at the funeral of a friend who died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Alive one day, gone the next.
“Why,...
To Labor and Not to Seek Reward
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.
The Prayer...
To Toil and Not to Seek for Rest
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.
Any runner...
To Give and Not to Count the Cost
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.
Imagine making...
Teach Me to Serve You as You Deserve
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.
How does...