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Desire for What You Want

Reflections Jim Manney

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...

Contemplation on the Incarnation Part Two: Mary’s Human Response

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By Daniel Ruff, SJ A recurring pattern in the Spiritual Exercises has St. Ignatius starting the retreatant off praying at the “cosmic” level, and then...

Contemplation on the Incarnation Part One: The Trinity Looks Down from Heaven

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By Daniel Ruff, SJ The lion's share of the Spiritual Exercises, perhaps two-thirds, is given over to imaginative contemplation of Gospel episodes from the life...

Contemplative Cooking

Discernment Meredith Gould

Since I no longer believe in coincidence, I'm wondering what God is inviting me to see, not only in the sudden spate of movies...

Praying with Scripture

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By Douglas J. Leonhardt, SJ Lectio Divina and Gospel Contemplation are two ways to pray with Scripture. Fr. Leonhardt explains these two forms of prayer...

A Lector’s Margin Notes

Discernment Meredith Gould

I probably can't describe how I know if and when I'm hearing from the Almighty without sounding odd. Let's just say I've (pretty much)...

The Mission: Repentance and Forgiveness

Videos Jim Manney

I recently watched "The Mission" again. It's based on the tragic story of the Jesuit mission settlements in Paraguay in the 17th and...

Spiritual Exercises for the Young

Spiritual Exercises Jim Manney

Nathan Stone, SJ, makes a strong case for giving the Spiritual Exercises to young people. He thinks that veteran spiritual directors are too cautious...

Lent Resources

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Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective...