Having faith and hope seems almost absurd in times like these. The brokenness, darkness, and suffering of our world are in plain sight. Uncertainty...

Soul to Soul

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

The loud clang, clang, clang of the church bells resounding across the quad combined with the incessant chatter of excited kids running out of...

Cleansing Rain

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

I recently had one of those weeks when I couldn’t do anything right. Looking back on it now, I see that God had a...

Prayers Before Zoom School

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

My children, like so many in COVID times, are in Zoom school. Each morning we take our laptops to separate parts of the house...

In the Eye of the Storm

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

In Louisiana, we have five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricane. I’ve lived through many hurricanes, some minor, some catastrophic. One characteristic of...

When I Feel the Ground Disappearing Beneath Me

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

One evening in early August, I stood in my kitchen in front of three open lunch boxes, feeling anxiety welling up in me. In...

Finding God in Our Desires

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

In the world I have known, the American Midwest, the word desire has been used too often in the context of lust and sex....

There’s Such a State as Difficult Consolation

Discernment dotMagis Editor

All of us are rightly wary of the incorrect reduction of the concepts of desolation and consolation to merely feeling bad and feeling good....

The Hope of Sidewalk Victory Gardens

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

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

1...272829...114 Page 28 of 114