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Three Pilgrimage Experiences

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St. Ignatius referred to himself as a pilgrim, and many followers of the Ignatian way have used special times of pilgrimage to encounter God...

Simple Prayers

Vinita Hampton Wright

Sometimes we try too hard at prayer. We make it complicated. We load it down with expectations. If I pray really well, then I...

How a Busy Person Finds God in All Things

Vinita Hampton Wright

Busy people generally don’t stop being busy people. If they are spiritually aware, they will intentionally cease activity at regular intervals to be silent...

Story Hoarder

Jane Knuth

We get donations from families of deceased hoarders occasionally at St. Vinnies. They bring in boxes and bags of everything imaginable, most of which...

Praying with St. Ignatius

Vinita Hampton Wright

July 31 is the feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), and a man whose life was...

Little Lesson from St. Ignatius of Loyola

dotMagis Editor

“We should not prefer health to sickness, riches to poverty, honor to dishonor, a long life to a short life. . . . Our...

The Examen of the Future

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The Examen is part of our tradition. Usually thought of in terms of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises, it has emphasized watching sins and failings....