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We Don’t Hope Alone

Loretta Pehanich

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Blessed Are Those in the Crowd

Lisa Kelly

Reflections

Comfort in Old Things

Eric Clayton

Spiritual Exercises

The Call to Co-Labor

Lisa Kelly

Discernment Is a Choice of Courage

Discernment dotMagis Editor

In a recent address to seminarians, Pope Francis highlighted three aspects of Ignatian style: friendship with the Lord, discernment, and cultivating the magis, or...

When to Sing Alleluia

Reflections Michelle Francl-Donnay

“From holy Easter until Pentecost without interruption let ‘Alleluia’ be said both in the Psalms and in the responsories.” —from The Rule of St....

What Is an Unhealthy Attachment?

Spiritual Exercises Vinita Hampton Wright

People who are familiar with St. Ignatius, the Spiritual Exercises, or Jesuit spirituality in general will sometimes use the term unhealthy attachment. What is...

What Happened in the Tomb?

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

Did you ever wonder what exactly happened in the tomb after Jesus was buried? The mystery of Jesus fully human and fully divine tangles...

Finding God in Our Past

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

If you want to embark on an interesting exercise, write the story of your life. Write it quickly, without thinking about it much. And...

The Purpose of Ignatian Repetition

Spiritual Exercises dotMagis Editor

Howard Gray, SJ, explains why much of the prayer in the Spiritual Exercises is repetition—multiple meditations on the same subjects or Scripture passages. The repetitions...

Hope Is an Art

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

True art requires inspiration, vision, practice, imagination, and patience. Something inspires the idea, which leads to a vision of what the painting or story...