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Writing Letters

Michelle Francl-Donnay

Yesterday I sent off 15 letters, one to each of the students in my just-completed course on contemplative traditions in the West. I wrote...

One Reason Only: To Love God

dotMagis Editor

Often, we talk so much about our lives and the lives of our neighbors—what we should do to fill our lives with God’s grace...

God Is Speaking to Us

dotMagis Editor

How are you prepared to listen to God and hear God speaking? This brief video offers some encouragement in communicating with God.

New Year’s Daydreaming

Marina Berzins McCoy

What if instead of starting with New Year’s resolutions, we began with New Year’s daydreaming? January is a time when I eagerly peruse the newly...

Yearly Check-In for Couples

Becky Eldredge

My years of being immersed in Ignatian spirituality have taught me the importance of being intentional—to be dedicated to my prayer life, to be...

What Will Be Your Focus in the New Year?

dotMagis Editor

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Two common ones involve getting in shape or making a commitment to deepen one’s prayer life. Former catechetical...

Freedom for the New Year

Vinita Hampton Wright

A new year usually means a fresh plan. It means another try at the life we want to live. It means opening up to...

Joy in the Neighborhood

Jane Knuth

People ask me if volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul store is depressing, and I honestly tell them that it is not. There...

Science and the Star of Bethlehem

dotMagis Editor

Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, the director of the Vatican Observatory, addresses the question “Can science explain the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem?” in...