Astrophysicist Paolo Beltrame, SJ, of Italy, was in South Dakota one Christmas when he saw deer. At this encounter he experienced God not only as “a higher intelligence who regulates the universe”, but also as “a personal presence that takes care of people, deer, nature and everything that exists”. Check out the video where Beltrame … Read more
Editor’s note: Throughout July we are celebrating 31 days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles available here, this month’s posts will examine dotMagi’s cannonball moments – moments that changed the course of a life, just as a cannonball hit the life of St. Ignatius … Read more
Editor’s note: Throughout July we are celebrating 31 days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here, this month’s posts on dotMagis will explore cannonball moments – moments that changed the course of a life, like a cannonball hit the course of the life … Read more
The Neutral Ground is shown in theaters and is also the opening program of PBS’s acclaimed POV series. It can be streamed from POV.org until August 2nd. “Race is about American history and each of our own stories. Overcoming racism is more than an issue or a cause – it is also a story that … Read more
Editor’s note: Throughout July we are celebrating 31 days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles available here, this month’s posts will examine dotMagi’s cannonball moments – moments that changed the course of a life, just as a cannonball hit the life of St. Ignatius … Read more
The Ignatian Year has a theme song, “La Herida” or “The Wound”. Composed by Cristóbal Fones, SJ, with texts by José María Rodríguez Olaizola, SJ, the song was translated into English and French by Phillip Hurley, SJ and Pierre Bélanger, SJ. In English the refrain reads: “At the end of our days we / will … Read more
We had torrential rain all day. I usually love the sound of rain, but there is one sound I don’t like: drip. Drops. Drops. It’s really not a sound I want to hear from the roof of my car. As the rain got heavier, the drop quickly turned into a steady stream that poured over … Read more
Daughter of a Lost Bird is streaming from the AFI Docs Film Festival. To access it, go here. Every now and then we spot a little bird in the grass. She seems to be alone, but looks healthy; her mother has probably looked after her well until now. Did she fall out of the nest … Read more
Storm Lake streaming from AFI Docs Film Festival; for access go here. The Storm Lake Times has appeared twice weekly since 1990 in the small Iowa community of 11,000 people. This family newspaper is run by John Cullen, the editor and founder; Art Cullen, the editor, a liberal advocate for fact-based journalism who has won … Read more
Searchers is streaming from the AFI Docs Film Festival. For a ticket go here. Modern apps have become our all-purpose tools for navigating, manipulating information, and trying to understand the complicated world we live in. We use Google as a library that gives us access to all the information and possessions we crave. We indulge … Read more