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Jesuit Jargon

Jim Manney

If you ever need to explain Jesuits to non-Jesuits, you might find Fr. Jim Martin's guide to Jesuit formation lingo helpful. I work for...

Cura Personalis

Andy Otto

Little is written about the Ignatian-Jesuit characteristic of cura personalis, which is Latin for “care for the whole person.” Cura personalis comes down to...

What Cameras Cannot See: WYD and Magis from Within

Andrij Hlabse, SJ

This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who was in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013.With apologies for the...

What Tears Mean

Jim Manney

Every once in a while a great writer describes an experience that you know is universal and is nearly beyond words. This short reading...

Sitting in Silence

dotMagis Editor

What would you hear if you sat in silence? That's the question that Margaret Felice considers in the below video. This reflection originally appeared...

Puttering Prayer

Becky Eldredge

The rhythm of my prayer life is always interesting to watch: the ebb and flow of rich, fruitful prayer that at times transforms to...

The Calling of St. Matthew

Jim Manney

Caravaggio's painting The Calling of St. Matthew is a great work of art that captures the truth of a great Ignatian theme—the power of...

The Earthen Vessel

Marina Berzins McCoy

Ignatian contemplation is most often associated with praying imaginatively with a scene from the Gospels, but I also find praying with particular simple images...