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The Only True Identity

Lisa Kelly

My 84-year-old father, a former Air Force fighter pilot who traveled around the world, now spends his days mainly confined to his recliner. His...

Ignatian Heritage Month

dotMagis Editor

Loyola University Chicago is celebrating Ignatian Heritage Month. In addition to on-campus events, the celebration includes an online video series, 30 Days of Iggy....

Playful Spirituality

Andy Otto

In the discussions among my theology student peers, the contemporary mantra, “I'm spiritual but not religious” comes up frequently. Some of the undergraduate students...

Spiritual Leadership

Tim Muldoon

America Magazine has published an address of the Superior General of the Jesuits, Very Rev. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, who recently met in Chicago with...

Best Ignatian Songs: Mercy Now

Jim Manney

I recently discovered the haunting ballad "Mercy Now" by the roots singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier. It's a lovely, heartfelt prayer: Yeah, we all could use a...

Jesuit Prayer App

Jim Manney

I've just discovered a fine app that delivers daily Ignatian reflections and prayer to your mobile device. The Jesuit Prayer app also gives you...

Smoking as a Path to Devotion

Jim Manney

For years, in times of stress and pain, Brian Busse, SJ, would find a quiet place to smoke a cigarette or two. A bad...

With the "Blessed”

Lisa Kelly

The stench of the mud hut with the tin roof that was home to a woman dying of breast cancer, her two children in...

An Atheist in Awe

Jim Manney

Ryan Duns, SJ, has a couple of interesting posts about the recent televised exchange between Oprah Winfrey and the swimmer Diana Nyad about atheism...