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Where Creation Inspires

Kathleen Butler

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Finding God Through Memory

Tim Muldoon

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Raining Gold Coins and Rainbows in the Road

Rebecca Ruiz

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The Unexpected as a Usual Suspect

Thomas Krettek, SJ

St. Ignatius and Serving the One True Ruler

Spiritual Exercises dotMagis Editor

As a child, Ignatius listened with amazement while his father and his eldest brother told stories about how their ancestors had served with distinction...

Reimagining the Ignatian Examen Flip Book: Naming the Grace

Examen dotMagis Editor

In his book, Reimagining the Ignatian Examen, Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, writes: But the closer I grow to Christ, the more I want to share...

Listening and Continuously Engaging the Call

Reflections Elizabeth Reardon

Some years ago, I became aware of the call to return to college for a Masters degree in Religious Education. At first it was...

Overturning the Tables of the Evil Spirit

Discernment Andy Otto

I’ve always struggled with the story of Jesus, in a seeming rage, turning over the tables of the moneychangers in the Temple. But after...

The Spiritual Exercises and the Importance of Looking Back

Spiritual Exercises Michelle Francl-Donnay

On a scorching day last summer, my sister-in-law took me on an architectural tour of her neighborhood in the hills of west Los Angeles,...

Why Bother Praying the Examen?

Examen Cara Callbeck

With so many forms of prayer out there, and so little time in this fast-paced world, why bother praying the Examen? At times, I...

Kevin O’Brien, SJ, on Discernment in the Jesuit Tradition

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Kevin O’Brien, SJ, presented an hour-long webinar on “Discernment in the Jesuit Tradition” for Georgetown University Alumni Career Services. The information is valuable for...

We Can Be More Fully Ourselves

Discernment Andy Otto

When I was a Jesuit, people often told me I had a higher calling. It seems common language for those who’ve felt called to...

Wading into the Ocean

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Ignatian spirituality often focuses on being attentive to the nature of our own desires, especially in discernment. Ignatius discovered that following God’s will is...