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Ignatian Prayer
A Healing Hand
“Please pray!” my panicked daughter said. A door at school smashed her four-year-old son’s hand, and he required surgery.
“You can count on it,” I assured her, wishing they lived...
Reflections
Right Place at the Right Time
Our city councilman and the mayor were leaving the coffee shop where our woman’s spirituality group meets weekly. We waved hello, introduced ourselves, and thanked them for working on...
Ignatian Prayer
Sent to Tell What I Saw
This story is inspired by Matthew 11:2–6.
Gripping the cell bars outside John’s dank prison, I refused to leave. John shook his head. “I’m not the Messiah. He’s out there....
Something to Think About
Yes, But…
“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” —St. Ambrose
Monday
She: I hate my job.
He: Yes, but at least you’ve got a job! And it pays well.
She: Yeah,...
Ignatian Prayer
Lord Jesus, Teach Me to Be Generous
We’ve invited our dotMagis bloggers to reflect on the individual lines of the Prayer for Generosity, attributed to St. Ignatius.
Teach me not to be stingy, God. Instruct me in...
Ignatian Prayer
Joyful Scenes Inspired by the Joyful Mysteries
As an on-call shelter volunteer, I spent some evening hours in a mother-baby unit with a woman whose child was less than a day old. Her family was too...