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Soon-to-Be-Saint Mother Teresa

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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly recently released a piece on Mother Teresa and Sainthood, featuring comments from Sister Mangala of the Missionaries of Charity; Jim...

Football and the Examen

Cara Callbeck

I am a huge football fan. When my team is playing, I am dressed in team colors and cheering with great enthusiasm. I go...

MAGIS and World Youth Day: Three Unforgettable Weeks in Poland

Mike Hayes

Pilgrimages are supposed to bring one closer to God. “You can talk or you can pray while you are on a pilgrimage,” advised one...

Four Ways to Find and Keep Your Peace in Tumultuous Times

Rebecca Ruiz

I recently heard a gorgeous new rendition of one of my favorite hymns, “It Is Well with My Soul.” As I was listening, I...

On the Camino, Everywhere Is Home, and Yet…

Marina Berzins McCoy

I recently returned from walking part of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, along with other faculty colleagues exploring the continuation of a recent...

What the Examen Has in Common with Sports Commentary

Denise Gorss

As I was writing the Olympics post, it struck me that the Examen prayer has much in common with sports commentary. One version of the...

The Challenges of Life

dotMagis Editor

When we are in transition, depending on how serious the breakdown is, we may feel as though almost every aspect of life has been...

Being People for Others

Vinita Hampton Wright

St. Ignatius Loyola understood that, even when we strive to do glorious deeds, often the motivation is selfish. Or at least it’s self-focused. In...

Positive Intent

dotMagis Editor

Educator Laura Thomas was at a meeting in which they started by outlining expectations. One caught her by surprise: “Assume positive intent.” I was drawn...