A windstorm battered our neighborhood not long ago, bringing down tall and storied trees and spilling their remains across integral roadways. One such tree...

Everyday Moments or AI?

Something to Think About Shemaiah Gonzalez

We’ve all come across AI artwork by now. It usually depicts a person in an odd situation, like a politician licking an ice-cream cone...

Merry Christmas

Something to Think About dotMagis Editor

Merry Christmas! Because we could not go to God, God came to us and dwelt among us. As Fr. Canice Egan, SJ, put it, ‘In...

Four Keys to Holiday Preparation

Something to Think About Vinita Hampton Wright

1. Clean the house, but only to the extent necessary. I don’t mean scrubbing from top to bottom, like a winter form of spring cleaning,...

Play and Personality

Something to Think About Vinita Hampton Wright

It’s a bit odd for me to be writing about how to play, because I’ve never been very good at it—or, at least, for...

The Audacity to Change

Something to Think About Jean Heaton

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian...

The Audacity of Ignatian Freedom

Something to Think About Vinita Hampton Wright

St. Ignatius believed that we could become friends of God and that each of us could grow to be like Christ, who taught us...

The Audacity of Finding God in Pop Culture

Something to Think About Eric Clayton

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian...

Conversations from Reading with Children

Something to Think About Loretta Pehanich

Conversations with children can cycle from hilarious to inspirational to challenging. When my son was in preschool, I told him once that I’d slept badly....