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The Self

Andy Otto

What is the Self? In all our relationships we tend to unconsciously fill a role, such as subordinate before our boss, parent to our...

Advent Video: How Does Hope Shape Us?

dotMagis Editor

Writer and editor Vinita Hampton Wright shares with us her thoughts on hope as a driving dynamic of Advent. This reflection originally appeared as...

It’s Never Too Late to Enter Advent

Maureen McCann Waldron

As I have so often written in this blog, my life is hectic, busy and frantic. I can now see that I seem to...

Best Ignatian Songs: "Comfort, Comfort, O My People"

Jim Manney

"Comfort, Comfort, O My People" is a lovely Advent hymn, based on verses from Isaiah 40. This version is by the Ignatian Schola, a...

We Actually Feel This Way

Jim Manney

You've heard it said many times: when we pray, we should tell God how we really feel. But that's not easy to do. Brian...

Advent, Merton, and Mary

Andy Otto

Thomas Merton is known for his prayer which begins, “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see...

Advent Video: Waiting

dotMagis Editor

For the Second Week of Advent, writer and theologian Tim Muldoon shares his thoughts about waiting. This reflection originally appeared as the dotMagis post...

“Magis” Moment Leads to Haiti

Beth M. Knobbe

This is a guest post.One of my greatest joys is leading college students on international service-immersion trips. I've traveled with 80 students to Nicaragua...

Dave Brubeck, RIP

Jim Manney

The jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, who died yesterday, was intensely interested in spiritual things. He said once that “something should be done musically...