Peace and Justice
In these troubled days, here are a few resources to assist prayer and reflection on themes of peace and justice.
Justice in the Spiritual...
Seven Spiritual Strategies for a Time of Pandemic
1. Pray.
God is listening. I firmly believe that God is with us, as close as we are to ourselves, and even closer. When I...
Wonderful People
If you follow Jesus of Nazareth, then you will come to know others who follow him. This means that a lot of wonderful people...
If You Are Looking for God, God Will Find You
I happen to believe that “if you are looking for God, God will find you.” Ignatius of Loyola or Mother Teresa would have likewise...
Three Small Changes for a Big Year
Editor’s note: This week we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on small changes for a big year.
Once a year from grade school all...
Reflecting on the Beatitudes
On All Saints Day, the Gospel reading is Matthew 5:1–12, the Beatitudes. That makes it a good day to review some reflections our dotMagis...
Physical Senses and Prayer
Prayer is a spiritual activity—isn’t it? It happens in mind, heart, soul, spirit . . .
And yet, I’m in my body when I’m praying....
Mystery and Imagination
Indeed, the past is present in us now. All of us in our identity are constituted by all the experiences we have ever had....
Finding Infinity Within
What makes us human is precisely our experience of the infinite, the fact that we are never satisfied. We are the subjects of unlimited...
Creativity and the Ignatian Spirit
Years before I’d ever heard of St. Ignatius Loyola and his Spiritual Exercises, I was learning spiritual principles through creative writing. I had been...