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Making Friends

Rebecca Ruiz

My son began attending a new school this month. As we pulled up to the front entrance, he was wondering aloud whom he would...

Faith as a Lamp

dotMagis Editor

Download free mini-posters with this and other inspiring quotes from On Faith by Pope Francis.

A School of Discipleship

dotMagis Editor

The Second Week is a school of discipleship. In discipleship you enter into a relationship that leads you deeply into the sentiments, thoughts,...

Creativity and the Ignatian Spirit

Vinita Hampton Wright

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...

Retreat and Healing Forgiveness

Marina Berzins McCoy

Each summer I embark on an eight-day silent retreat at a retreat center. It is one of my favorite parts of the year, as...

Joyful Scenes Inspired by the Joyful Mysteries

Loretta Pehanich

As an on-call shelter volunteer, I spent some evening hours in a mother-baby unit with a woman whose child was less than a day...

Let’s Talk About Dreams

Vinita Hampton Wright

When I speak of dreams here, I don’t mean the mind’s journeys while you’re sleeping. I refer to dreams—visions, imaginings—you have for yourself, for...

Befriending a Rat

Gretchen Crowder

In our urban backyard, we have a chicken coop constructed just right to fit our five, almost full-grown chickens. My animal-loving family promises me...