Andy Otto suggests agere contra as one approach to Lenten practices. He writes at God in All Things: Agere Contra—This popular Ignatian term means “to...

How to Prepare for Lent

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

How do you prepare for Lent? How have you prepared in the past? What are your ideas about what should happen during Lent? We have...

The Spiritual Meaning of Balance

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

When most people refer to balance, they envision a successful juggling act. A balanced life is one in which, simultaneously, I keep all my...

Alone or Lonely?

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Some people just like to be alone, and I’m one of them. Give me a book, a movie, or a comfortable seat under a...

O Come Emmanuel

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

Thinking Faith has been sharing a series of reflections on the O Antiphons this Advent. In a reflection on the last antiphon in the...

Mary’s Humility

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

In a homily last week, Pope Francis talked about “fear of the Lord” as a humble way of living. As reported in Zenit: “The humility...

From Secular to Sacred: Go All Out!

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

As you prepare for the holidays this year, go all out! Literally—get OUT of the house, go OUTside, experience the great OUTdoors. Yes, you’ve got...

Why Gratitude?

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Yes, here’s another article on gratitude—not because we can’t think of other topics but because we naturally cycle around to this one again and...

Habits of the Heart

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Most of us are interested in spirituality because, at the heart of things, we want to be transformed. We want our lives to change...

Spiritual Friendship

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

The twelfth-century Cistercian monk Aelred of Rievaulx wrote a small work that has become a classic, Spiritual Friendship. It would be easy to think...

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