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Joseph’s Fiat

Reflections Rebecca Ruiz

Every year, at Christmas Eve Mass, a soloist in our parish sings “Joseph’s Song” by Michael Card. The simple melody conveys a sense of...

Praying the O Antiphons

Spirituality Shemaiah Gonzalez

“O Emmanuel. O God with us.” This is the “O Antiphon,” one of seven, with which we are most familiar, sung in that marvelous...

Finding God in What Is Tender and Small This Season

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

In Advent, we await the second coming of Christ, and we also welcome the ways that God breaks into our lives again and again....

Drawing Near to Our Lady

Ignatian Voices dotMagis Editor

Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr, SJ, Provincial of the Philippine Province, shares a reflection on Mary in this Ignatian Year. Here’s an excerpt from “Mary,...

Giving Myself Permission to Make Adjustments in Ignatian Contemplation

Ignatian Prayer Gretchen Crowder

I have always considered myself terrible at Ignatian contemplation. That’s a form of prayer that invites one to place oneself in a scene from...

Sacred Time

Spirituality Tim Muldoon

This weekend the Church begins its observance of Advent. He is coming! I marvel at the way the Church has, over its history, sought to...

Seven Ignatian Tips for Moving Forward in Uncertain Times

Spirituality Rebecca Ruiz

I just feel unsettled. I’m undecided. I don’t know what to do. I keep hearing the same sentiments from friends, and I get it. We were...

Before He Was the Baptist

Ignatian Prayer Loretta Pehanich

“I dare you to eat a bug.” Was John the Baptist the kind of kid who might say that? As a mom, I’m curious about...

I Find God Whenever I Want

St. Ignatius Loyola dotMagis Editor

The Jesuits of the Netherlands and North Belgium (Flanders) produced a 10-minute animated film about the life of St. Ignatius Loyola. In it, Ignatius...