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Advent Retreat: The Third Week of Advent

Welcome to the Third Week of Advent! As we continue our Advent retreat, here's a brief reflection to start your week. Please share your...

The Pronoun “God”

The word "God" is a pronoun whose antecedent we do not know. When we are struck by beauty, when it lays claim to our attention...

Mary with a Russian Flavor

Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.  It's the feast day of my parish, St. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor,...

Saving the World

Something to think about | Much of the reflection in the Exercises is geared to an effort to share the vision of Jesus and...

How to Have Fun When All Around You Are Getting Grumpy

Put on as background music, A Chipmunk Christmas. Put out a plate of cookies in the middle of the day. Make up at least one gag...

Advent Retreat: The Second Week of Advent

If you are following along with our Advent retreat, this is the place for brief reflections to jump-start your week. Please share your retreat...

Advent Is My Favorite Season

Forget childlike excitement on the night before Christmas, this adult is way more enthusiastic about celebrating four weeks of Advent. Advent is my favorite season,...

Desire for What You Want

Desire is a key concept in Ignatian spirituality; we've written about it frequently on dotMagis. (See, for example, here, here, and here.) When we...

Women of Goodness

Gary Smith, SJ, on Sudanese refugee mothers: "I have known and wept with and consoled the Sudanese refugee woman, particularly as she is a mother....

Advent Retreat: The First Week of Advent

Welcome to Advent 2010! Our Advent resources this year include the Advent retreat booklet based on the Spiritual Exercises in everyday life. Here on...

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