Jesus came to set us free. From what? The kind of freedom Ignatian spirituality preaches is freedom from the attachments, fears, and blockades that inhibit our human flourishing. One of those blockades, sin, is more than choosing to do wrong....

As we approach Pentecost, Philip Shano, SJ, considers one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in relation to Ignatian spirituality: Saint Ignatius of Loyola invites us to pray for an “intimate knowledge” of Jesus Christ. He is not inviting...

The Magis program is a pilgrimage that brings together young adults for friendship, service, and faith experiences. While the major international Magis event is held in the lead-up to World Youth Day, local events occur in non-WYD years. Edna...

It’s graduation season, and Creighton University senior Anna Ferguson collected advice from the university community on “how to go forth in the spirit of Ignatius.” The wisdom is worth reading in full, but Ferguson concludes: While none of us could...

Pope Francis more than once has shared three phrases key to strengthening family life: “May I?”, “Thank you,” and “Pardon me.” He picked up that theme in his General Audience of May 13, 2015. “The three key-words for the family...

When my son was in third grade, he was asked, “What would you do if you had an hour with Jesus?” Depicted with smiling stick figures of himself and Jesus, he wrote, “I would show him my room.” At the time...

Longtime dotMagis contributor Jim Manney has written a new book called What Do You Really Want? In it he examines Ignatian discernment. Manney shares that our most authentic desires have been given to us by God. These, though, can...

When you’re feeling overwhelmed by a to-do list, consider these thoughts from Emily Freeman, writing at (in)courage: There is without question a lot to do. But there is also an invisible world that lives inside our bodies, the inner world of...

The bumper sticker on the back of the beat-up green Mini Cooper my kids drive reads, “Thank you, dark!” under a bank of what most people would call spotlights, but which I’ve learned are more precisely termed Source Fours. My...

It’s the end of the semester where I teach, and while there are many goodbyes, there are also many invitations. There are invitations to the final meetings for student organizations; to formal dinners to celebrate particular campus groups; a...