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Prayers Rising

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

“Let my prayer be counted as incense before you.” —Psalm 141:2 I just blew out my candle on my desk, and the smoke billows upward....

Toward a Habit of Gratitude

Ignatian Prayer Vinita Hampton Wright

What kind of prayer expresses thanksgiving that is honest? Do I begin with my complaints and then end with words of praise and trust?...

Ignatius’s Presupposition and Intent in a Social Media Comment

Reflections Cara Callbeck

The words stared back at me from my Facebook page, taunting me and complimenting me all at once. I had just returned from a...

Habits of the Heart

Spirituality Vinita Hampton Wright

Most of us are interested in spirituality because, at the heart of things, we want to be transformed. We want our lives to change...

Three Ways to Cultivate a Retreat State of Mind

Retreats Rebecca Ruiz

Every year, when autumn rolls around, I want to go on retreat. Maybe it’s the smell of the autumn leaves clothed in brilliance, dancing...

Self-Awareness: The Oxygen of the Spiritual Life

Spirituality Andy Otto

In one of my recent classes I mentioned the term “self-awareness” and discovered that most of my students did not know what it meant....

Lowney and Leadership

Ignatian Voices dotMagis Editor

Sean Salai, SJ, interviewed author Chris Lowney about Ignatian leadership. Lowney, whose books include Heroic Leadership and Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way...

Take, Lord, Receive, My Work and Career

Ignatian Prayer Loretta Pehanich

I work in an office where the pace is breakneck speed. I pray during my morning commute, but pride kicks in as I park:...

The Brain, Silly Putty, and Prayer

Ignatian Prayer dotMagis Editor

After reading a scientific essay about the brain, Jim McDermott writes in America: Because here’s the other crazy-cool thing about the brain: it’s like Silly...