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We Can Be More Fully Ourselves

Discernment Andy Otto

When I was a Jesuit, people often told me I had a higher calling. It seems common language for those who’ve felt called to...

Wading into the Ocean

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Ignatian spirituality often focuses on being attentive to the nature of our own desires, especially in discernment. Ignatius discovered that following God’s will is...

The Four Streams That Help Me Discern

Discernment Becky Eldredge

Four years ago, I was in a season of discernment that involved clarifying my yeses within ministry. Up to that point, I had been...

Mom’s Wisdom

Reflections Becky Eldredge

My mom always said, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” This is a mantra of my youth that tumbles as easily...

The Danger in the Good Things

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Matthew Warner shares a list of some good goals in life and remarks: All of these are good things. And because they are so good,...

Tending to the Growth of Love

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

Among Ignatius’s insights into the dynamics of spiritual life is that God leads primarily through encouragement. In his rules for the discernment of spirits,...

Two Necessary Seasons of Life: Pruning and Dormancy

Reflections Becky Eldredge

Last year my prayer life told me it was pruning season. After years of being in the full bloom of my outward call, it...

An Attitude of Contemplation

Spirituality Marina Berzins McCoy

In my family, school is out and it’s time for us all to slow down. While we often think of Ignatian spirituality as a...

Communal Discernment

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Matt Emerson raises some interesting questions about involving others in the discernment process. When it comes to Christ, to being his disciple, we very well...

Except That of Knowing That I Do Your Will

Discernment Jim Manney

In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity. This is...

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