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The Back Door’s Open

Loretta Pehanich

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

Gretchen Crowder

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

Lisa Kelly

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

dotMagis Editor

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

Vinita Hampton Wright

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

Vinita Hampton Wright

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

Vinita Hampton Wright

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...

The Contemplation on the Incarnation and Advent

Becky Eldredge

The Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises begins with a Contemplation on the Incarnation (SE 101–109). The graces we pray for with this meditation...