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Humility in Lent

Marina Berzins McCoy

This Lent, I have been reflecting and praying about humility. As a concept, humility is simple: thinking that no one else is any better...

Lenten Read-Along: Recipes and the Saints

Julianne Stanz

Today I'm sharing several recipes associated with the saints of Ireland. Colcannon This dish is eaten throughout the year but associated with Halloween/All Saints/All Souls Day...

Darth Vader and the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises

Eric Clayton

This post is based on Week Three of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. There’s a scene in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi that neatly sums...

The Human Experience of Our Redeemer: A Lenten Webinar with Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ

dotMagis Editor

Jesus Christ is fully divine and fully human. Sometimes we forget that second part! In his Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius Loyola encouraged what he...

Lenten Read-Along: On the Pilgrim Road

Julianne Stanz

We are a pilgrim people. Your pilgrim road might be cobbled and worn, or it might be full of potholes, sinkholes, or broken concrete,...

Confetti All Around

Eric Clayton

This post is based on Week Two of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Cards from my parents should come with a warning: “Proceed with caution.” It...

Three Tools for One Step Forward

Gretchen Crowder

During a particularly difficult moment recently, I found myself sitting, head in my hands, at a complete loss. I was faced with an unexpected...

Lenten Read-Along: St. Ignatius and St. Patrick as Spiritual Guides Through Thin Places

Julianne Stanz

Thin places are spaces of mystery and encounter where we meet God in ourselves, in others, and in the wider world. In each person’s...

Rigid or Rearranged?

Eric Clayton

This post is based on Week One of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. My collection of Star Wars LEGO sets has increased about 400%—an unintended, though...