The most basic thing human beings do together is communicate. Language helps form and maintain relationships. Jesus, in the scriptures, had deep conversations with...

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Spirituality Jim Manney

Tim and Sue Muldoon think that Ignatian-style imaginative reflection is good for children too. When parents or other adults invite children to use their imagination,...

Cura Personalis

Spirituality Andy Otto

Little is written about the Ignatian-Jesuit characteristic of cura personalis, which is Latin for “care for the whole person.” Cura personalis comes down to...

Little Things

Spirituality Jim Manney

Andy Otto writes about noticing, awareness, the details--the key to discernment and deeper prayer. (A fine movie clip illustrates his point.) Detail in life is...

Join Us for 31 Days with St. Ignatius 2013

Spirituality dotMagis Editor

Monday is July 1, so that means we're kicking off our fourth annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius. This month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality...

It's Never Too Late

Spirituality Jim Manney

I thought I'd draw attention to a recent comment to an old post. Carol is recovering from spinal surgery. Retirement beckons. In her daily...

The Problem with Indifference

Spirituality Jim Manney

Brian Busse, SJ, says that our desires will save us. "It is in our deepest desires that we discover the heart of God." Apathy toward...

Fr. Nicolás on Personal Change

People Jim Manney

Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Nicolás says that Ignatian spirituality offers a path to personal change that can lead to social change. “If people don't change,...

Journeying Is an Art

Spirituality Tim Muldoon

Speaking to students of Jesuit schools, Pope Francis responded to a student who expressed doubts about belief. “Journeying is an art because, if we're always...