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Imperfect but Hopeful

Gretchen Crowder

I walked into the Sunday evening Mass a few weeks ago with quite the ragtag group of little boys. I had been in and...

Small Simple Ways to Open Your Mind to God During Advent

Vinita Hampton Wright

This post is part of the Advent retreat, “Small Simple Ways to Open Mind, Heart, and Spirit.” Watch the retreat introduction video here. During Advent...

The Familiarity of Advent

dotMagis Editor

During Advent we are surrounded by the familiar: the decor, the prayers, the devotional practices, and simply the rhythm of the days leading up...

Seeing Abundance

dotMagis Editor

Shemaiah Gonzalez writes for LoyolaPress.com: My friend Sara shared that in her family, it is the eldest person present who gives a blessing before the...

Why Is It So Hard to Believe?

dotMagis Editor

Author and blogger Becky Eldredge asks some thoughtful questions in response to the 3-Minute Retreat: Received with Thanksgiving: How many times have we heard phrases...

Savoring the Season

Rebecca Ruiz

The crisp morning air greets me as I rush out the door. Gentle rays of sunlight bounce off yellow-draped trees. Fallen leaves crunch underfoot,...

Gratitude Leads to Generosity

Vinita Hampton Wright

When we develop an outlook of gratitude, we train ourselves to perceive the world in terms of abundance rather than scarcity. I am grateful...

Except That of Knowing That I Do Your Will

Melinda LeBlanc

We’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of the Prayer for Generosity, attributed to St. Ignatius. Doing God’s will. It’s what we are created...

Small Simple Ways to Open Mind, Heart, and Spirit

dotMagis Editor

Join Vinita Hampton Wright for an online Advent retreat this December here at IgnatianSpirituality.com. Our retreat theme is “Small Simple Ways to Open Mind,...