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Imagining an Impatient Jesus

Ignatian Prayer Loretta Pehanich

This story is inspired by the second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent (Cycle A), James 5:7–10. “Now?” “No, Jesus,” Mary said gently as she...

Poinsettias and Prayer

Ignatian Prayer Marina Berzins McCoy

Many people enjoy decorating their homes or offices with poinsettias during the holiday season. Poinsettias, or flores de Nochebuena, are associated with Christmas on...

Praying Through Pain at Christmas

Ignatian Prayer Barbara Lee

“Joy to the world!” the song rings out. But not everyone feels joyful at Christmas. Anyone who is sick, bereaved, lonely, or unemployed may...

Into the Unknown with Ignatius

Reflections Lisa Kelly

The night before my daughter started middle school, I found her alone in her room, curled up on her bed, her eyes welling with...

Spiritual Writing and the Colloquy

Ignatian Prayer dotMagis Editor

Eric A. Clayton, author of Cannonball Moments, talks about the role of writing in prayer. In a Pop-Up Prayer interview, he explains how he...

Three Ways St. Ignatius Was a Leader

St. Ignatius Loyola Gretchen Crowder

What defines a good leader? I wrestle with this question all the time. When I was in high school, I believed a good leader was...

What the Sisters of Bon Secours Taught Me About the Spiritual Exercises

Spiritual Exercises Eric Clayton

I knew nothing of the Sisters of Bon Secours before moving to Baltimore. It was an Ignatian-inspired retreat that would bring me to the sisters’...

St. Paul and the Call to Adapt to Radical Change

Something to Think About dotMagis Editor

Paul had an extraordinarily active life. It’s exhausting just to read about his missionary journeys: the many times he was shipwrecked, persecuted, imprisoned, and...