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The Art of Discernment

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Ignatian spirituality teaches that God wants to play a role in our decisions and that through discernment we can make decisions that are aligned...

A Father’s Love

Gerri Leder

The priest concludes his Sunday homily before the interior doors of the church fling open. Just released from Sunday school, the young children crowd...

Keeping the Examen Fresh

dotMagis Editor

We don’t want the Examen to become rote and routine. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, thinks that as long as we make it an experience...

To Individuals Who Are Lonely

dotMagis Editor

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages individuals who feel lonely to try converting loneliness to solitude. He says, “You might find in those times of...

The Ball of Red String

dotMagis Editor

The Ball of Red String by Marlene Halpin, O.P., is a classic guided meditation for children that takes little ones on an imaginative journey...

Light in Ordinary Time

Marina Berzins McCoy

A family member recently remarked to me that now that New Year’s celebrations are over, and both Christmas and seasonal fall activities are over,...

Reflecting God

Loretta Pehanich

I strive for distractions-free prayer spaces, and I was sure the stateroom balcony on our once-in-a-lifetime cruise would be such a place. A monotonous...

Social Sin

dotMagis Editor

Ignatius’s worldview did not include an awareness of social sin. He did not identify the unjust structures of society as embodiments of sin, nor...

Predisposing Ourselves to Prayer

dotMagis Editor

In an episode of Pop-Up Prayer, Fr. Brice Higginbotham shares thoughts about listening for God’s voice in the silence and predisposing ourselves to prayer....

A Jesuit Saint for the New Year: Joseph Pignatelli, SJ

Eric Clayton

The start of a new year is inevitably a moment of transition. And transitions can be challenging. Excitement for the new collides with nostalgia for...

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