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View from the Mountain: The Examen

Brendan McManus, SJ

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What I Think About When I Don’t Have to Think

Jim Manney

Befriending a Rat

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

In our urban backyard, we have a chicken coop constructed just right to fit our five, almost full-grown chickens. My animal-loving family promises me...

Get Quiet

Discernment dotMagis Editor

The modern world, for all its marvels, is simply too noisy for our own good. We cannot think straight with the cacophony of competing...

A Different Kind of Souvenir

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

My husband and I recently took a vacation to a nearby beach and state park, and I returned with a divine souvenir. I was...

Confronting a 2,000-Year-Old Challenge

Spiritual Exercises Rebecca Ruiz

Recently I came across one of my favorite passages in the Gospel of Mark, the Parable of the Rich Young Man. In Mark 10:21,...

Sharing a Moment with a Stranger on Vacation

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

Entering Westminster Abbey on vacation with my 10-year-old son, I overheard a man with an American accent ask, “Can we take photos?” “No, sorry, sir,”...

An Extraordinarily Ordinary Day

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

The season’s heat calls for a slower pace. Some of my ministries take a summer break, giving me time to catch my breath and...

Introducing Vacation to My Boys—and Embracing Vacation Anew Myself

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

A year ago, we had the unexpected gift of taking time off to go as a family to a resort hotel a little north...

Words of Wisdom

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

What words of wisdom would you pass on to a younger person today? If you knew you weren’t going to be around much longer, how...

Editor’s note: We’ve been having fun celebrating the 10th anniversary of IgnatianSpirituality.com. The fun continues throughout July with our 10th-annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius celebration. Bookmark the...

Two Hints for Recognizing the Two Ignatian Movements of Consolation and Desolation

Discernment Brendan McManus, SJ

The two key movements in Ignatian spirituality are consolation and desolation. These terms can be difficult to understand as their meanings seem to shift...

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