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Mary, Mona Lisa, and Seeing Through the Icons

When I was 16 years old, I saw da Vinci’s Mona Lisa for the first time. Sort of. I was on a high school...

How Someone Who Trusts in God Acts

If I trust God, how will that affect my behavior? That depends on what I trust God to do or be. If my expectation is...

Advent Hope

Hope is a theme of Advent, so we today share two quotes on hope for your reflection this season. The quote art is from a...

The Back Door’s Open

When I was young, Uncle Lou always came through our unlocked back door calling the traditional Slovak greeting, “Pochválený buď Ježiš Kristus,” which meant,...

Reviving Anticipation

I have a problem with chips and salsa. During the six months that my children and I were home together all day, every day, I...

The Cricket and Prayer

I am watching the clock and waiting for my son and husband to clear out of their morning bustle in the kitchen. The sun...

Ignatian Christmas Gifts

In a year that excludes many experience-based gifts due to pandemic cancellations, how about giving the experience of reading? Loyola Press, the sponsor of...

Creativity During Advent: A Writing Exercise

Imagine that Jesus is going to be born in your neighborhood. Try to forget the details of the Gospel story, and approach this divine...

Using Creativity to Heal the World

When Jesus came to Earth, he represented a great change in the world’s currents. What was divided could now come together. What was sin...

Creativity and Healing in Advent

This week, we’ll be doing an Advent mini-retreat here at dotMagis. Our theme is creativity and healing. We’ll focus on creativity and think about...

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