Ignatian Prayer
Five Fresh Ideas for Renewing Prayer
Prayer is a cherished time to come to know God and to reflect, yet prayer can become rote. Even if we do pray daily we may at times find...
Ignatian Prayer
Opening Our Eyes to Contemplation
I’ve recently begun a year-long course on spiritual direction. The purpose of the course is not just to learn how to listen to and companion someone in his or...
Ignatian Prayer
Glowing with Joy
This past month my wife Sarah made a five-day Ignatian retreat. When she returned it had felt like I hadn’t seen her in weeks, but as she walked through...
Reflections
Darkness and Light
This summer my brother spent some time in Montana and planned on returning to Massachusetts by train. Being a train lover, I met him in Montana, and we rode...
Reflections
The Joy of Firsts
After writing about the joys of ordinary miracles, those things that happen all the time and seem normal—like birthdays or celebrating anniversaries—I got thinking about the joys of those...
Reflections
To Give and Not to Count the Cost
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.
Imagine making a reservation at a five-star...