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Resistance in the Spiritual Life

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Resistance is a term that is often used in descriptions of spiritual movements. In its simplest terms, it is used to describe when we...

Physical Senses and Prayer

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Prayer is a spiritual activity—isn’t it? It happens in mind, heart, soul, spirit . . . And yet, I’m in my body when I’m praying....

Mystery and Imagination

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

Indeed, the past is present in us now. All of us in our identity are constituted by all the experiences we have ever had....

Creativity and the Ignatian Spirit

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Years before I’d ever heard of St. Ignatius Loyola and his Spiritual Exercises, I was learning spiritual principles through creative writing. I had been...

Confronting a 2,000-Year-Old Challenge

Spiritual Exercises Rebecca Ruiz

Recently I came across one of my favorite passages in the Gospel of Mark, the Parable of the Rich Young Man. In Mark 10:21,...

10 Ways Ignatian Spirituality Supports a Busy Life

Spirituality Becky Eldredge

There is no doubt that we are living a more rapid pace of life than we were even a decade ago. More than ever,...

Nine Ways to Find God in the Summertime

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

We asked Loyola Press authors and other friends of this blog to share with us how they have found God in the summertime. Enjoy...

25 Ignatian Terms to Know

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

Ignatian spirituality has a language that, when understood, can help unpack the richness of this spiritual tradition. Here are 25 Ignatian terms to know....