Merry Christmas! We continue our seasonal retreat by reflecting on Christmas. Please share your retreat experience with others here in the comments. Christmas Time, First...

Annunciations All the Time

Poetry Jim Manney

My wife disturbed my Advent bliss a couple of days ago when she showed me a poem. I had been sailing along smoothly, humming...

Advent Retreat: The Fourth Week of Advent

Reflections Jim Manney

We've arrived at the final week of Advent. If you are following along with our Advent retreat, here is a brief reflection to begin...

Advent Retreat: The Third Week of Advent

Reflections Jim Manney

Welcome to the Third Week of Advent! As we continue our Advent retreat, here's a brief reflection to start your week. Please share your...

The Pronoun “God”

Discernment Tim Muldoon

The word "God" is a pronoun whose antecedent we do not know. When we are struck by beauty, when it lays claim to our attention...

Advent Retreat: The Second Week of Advent

Reflections Jim Manney

If you are following along with our Advent retreat, this is the place for brief reflections to jump-start your week. Please share your retreat...

Advent Is My Favorite Season

Reflections Meredith Gould

Forget childlike excitement on the night before Christmas, this adult is way more enthusiastic about celebrating four weeks of Advent. Advent is my favorite season,...

Desire for What You Want

Reflections Jim Manney

Desire is a key concept in Ignatian spirituality; we've written about it frequently on dotMagis. (See, for example, here, here, and here.) When we...

Advent Retreat: The First Week of Advent

Reflections Jim Manney

Welcome to Advent 2010! Our Advent resources this year include the Advent retreat booklet based on the Spiritual Exercises in everyday life. Here on...