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Wandering Prayer

Ignatian Prayer Eric Clayton

When was the last time you got distracted in prayer? It happens to me all the time. A moment of contemplative silence is shattered by...

Spiritual Direction on a Retreat: An Interview with Deacon Gerald Nora

Spiritual Direction dotMagis Editor

For those new to the experience of speaking to a spiritual director in the context of an Ignatian retreat, Deacon Gerald Nora shares about...

Ignatian Ministries Online Retreats and Community

Retreats dotMagis Editor

Becky Eldredge, author and founder and CEO of Ignatian Ministries, shares about her ministry of accompaniment: We are a retreat house that comes to you!...

When a Petal Falls

Reflections Eric Clayton

When I was in college, a friend and I made a silent retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani. If the abbey sounds familiar, it...

The Audacity of Praying the Suscipe

Ignatian Prayer Tim Muldoon

Every time we pray the Lord’s Prayer—the “Our Father”—we say the words found in Matthew’s Gospel: “Your will be done, on earth as it...

The Audacity of Friendship with God

Reflections Barbara Lee

Many of us who grew up before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council were taught an image of God who was at best...

The Audacity of Using Imagination in Prayer

Ignatian Prayer Loretta Pehanich

One day, I began praying using John 21:4–19, and I decided to observe Peter having breakfast on the beach with Jesus after the Resurrection....

The Audacity of Discernment

Discernment Lisa Kelly

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian...

Conversations from Reading with Children

Something to Think About Loretta Pehanich

Conversations with children can cycle from hilarious to inspirational to challenging. When my son was in preschool, I told him once that I’d slept badly....