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By Jim Manney

Recently I read a column in a Catholic publication that was about an important and controversial topic. Yet it was so full of invective and nasty ad hominem attacks that I had to stop reading it. The readers’ comments online were even worse. The depth of their rage and bitterness overwhelmed me. There was no […]

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Explore best practices from a 450-year-old company that changed the world in Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney.

On Pentecost, Jesus offers the Holy Spirit to each of us in an individual way so that we can each build up the body of the church. Brennan Dour, SJ asks: Where has the Holy Spirit been tugging on your heart? Based on the readings for Pentecost Sunday.

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By Lisa Kelly

“Why, God? Why?” I sit at the funeral of a friend who died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Alive one day, gone the next. “Why, God? Why?” Tornadoes flatten neighborhoods in the time a speeding train passes through a station. Lives turn to rubble. “Why, God? Why?” Another day begins for an exhausted parent living […]

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Explore best practices from a 450-year-old company that changed the world in Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney.

What is life like for a Jesuit during First Studies? Chris Kinkor, SJ, offers an inside view of life for a Jesuit scholastic at Bellarmine House of Studies at Saint Louis University and reflects on the ways God has been at work in this period of his formation.

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By Becky Eldredge

I maintain that God—out of the abundance of divine relational life, not any need for us—desires humans into existence for the sake of friendship. This thesis may sound strange, because it runs counter to much teaching about God. To be honest, I questioned it myself when I first began to think it through… But over […]

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Approach the Examen in fresh ways with Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.

By Vinita Hampton Wright

There are so many ways to love, and to love better. Let’s concentrate on five for today. 1. Focus on one good quality. Especially when you’re feeling critical and grumpy, ask yourself, What is one characteristic of this person that is wonderful and that I should not overlook? Focusing on a quality you appreciate can […]

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Approach the Examen in fresh ways with Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.

You are worth more than many birds. Austin Kleman, SJ reflects on Jesus sharing how much God values us and the inherent human dignity we all share. Based on the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

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By dotMagis Editor

In a recent dotMagis article, Eric Clayton referred to the Presupposition as the “Ignatian plus sign.” Explore that idea more deeply with Michele C. Murray, in her essay, “Suppose we all presupposed? Applying the Ignatian plus-sign in everyday life.” She writes: The Presupposition requires that we sidestep the conventions of persuasion and declaration in favor […]

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Approach the Examen in fresh ways with Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.

By Marina Berzins McCoy

As much as I love time to contemplate, at the end of an academic year I find that time is often short as I grade exams and attend those last committee and faculty meetings. However, I am reassured by the idea that we can, indeed, seek God in all things. One way that this is […]

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Approach the Examen in fresh ways with Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.

By Gretchen Crowder

“Ugh! Not again!” I shouted, exasperated. “This stupid pop-up won’t go away!” “Um, are you OK?” a quiet voice asked. I jumped, having forgotten I was not alone. While I was trying to generate slides quickly for an upcoming retreat session, a young colleague was testing out microphones nearby. Three hundred retreatants were about to […]

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Approach the Examen in fresh ways with Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.