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Resources

Resources & Books

 
Websites
www.jesuits.org
www.Ignatius.com
www.LoyolaPress.com
https://jesuitseastois.org/

www.IgnatianSpirituality.com

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Resources on Giving the Exercises

  • Stretch for Greater Glory What to Expect from the Spiritual Exercises  George Aschenbrenner, SJ

  • Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises: An Anthology Ed by Jacques Servais, SJ

  • Understanding the Spiritual Exercises Michael Ivens, SJ

  • Draw Me Into Your Friendship: The Spiritual Exercises David Fleming, SJ

  • Burning with Love for God: A Guide to the Spiritual Exercises   DeCelles and Sparrow

  • The Dynamics of the Exercises by Howard Gray Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gMTEYHB130

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About St. Ignatius

  • The Pilgrim Story: The Life and Spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. By Brendan Comerford, SJ

  • Saint Ignatius's Own Story (Autobiography). Translated by William J Young, SJ

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On Ignatian Prayer Methods

  • Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone. By James. Martin, SJ

  • Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture. By Timothy Gallagher, 0MV

  • An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer: Scriptural Reflections According to the Spiritual Exercises.  By Timothy Gallagher, 0MV

 

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On The Examen

  • A Simple Life-changing Prayer: Discovering the power of Saint Ignatius Loyola Examen. By Jim Manney

  • The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today. By Timothy Gallagher 0MV

  • Reimagining the Ignatian Examen. By Mark Thibodeaux, SJ

  • Awareness.  By Anthony De Mello

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On Prayer - William Barry, SJ

  • God and You: Prayer as a Personal Relationship. 

  • A Friendship like no other: Experiencing God’s amazing embrace. 

  • God’s passionate desire. 

  • Here’s my heart, here’s my hand: Living fully in friendship with God.

  • Praying the Truth: Deepening your friendship with God through Honest Prayer. 

  • Seek My Face: Prayer as a personal relationship in Scripture. 

  • Discernment In Prayer Paying Attention to Go.  

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On Ignatian Spirituality

  • What Is Ignatian Spirituality? By David Fleming, SJ

  • The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything. By James Martin, SJ

  • Ignatian Spirituality A to Z. By Jim Manney

  • Contemplatives in Action: The Jesuit way. By William Barry, SJ

  • Inner compass: Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality. By Margaret Silf

  • Eyes to see ears to hear: An introduction to Ignatian Spirituality. By David Longsdale

  • An Ignatian Spirituality Reader: Contemporary writings. George W Traub SJ editor

  • Ignatian Humanism: A Dynamic Spirituality for the 21st C. Ronald Modras

  • Ignatian Christian Life: A New Paradign. by Rosano Zas Frix De Col, SJ

  • The Ignatian Way: A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius. Jose Louis Iriberri, SJ and Chris Lowney

 

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On Finding God

  • Finding God in all Things:  A Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St.  Ignatius. By William Barry, SJ

  • How Can I Find God: The famous and not so famous consider the quintessential question. Ed. James Martin, SJ

  • Finding God Again: Spirituality for Adults. by John J. Shea

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Devotions

  • Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits. by Michael Carter SJ

  • Awake My Soul: Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions. by James Martin, SJ

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On Discernment​ -Thomas Gallagher, OMV

  • The Discernment of Spirits: The Ignatian guide for everyday living. 

  • The Discernment of Spirits: The Ignatian guide for everyday living - Reader's Guide.

  • Spiritual Consolation: An Ignatian Guide for the Greater Discernment of Spirits. 

  • Setting Captives Free: Personal Reflections on Ignatian Discernment of Spirits. 

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 On Finding God's Will - Making Decisions 

  • Discerning the Will of God. An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making. by Thomas Gallagher OMV

  • God's Voice Within: The Ignatian Way to Discover God's Will. by Mark Thibodeaux, SJ

  • What’s Your Decision? An Ignatian approach to decision-making. by Tim Hipskind, Sj et al

  • Living Against the Grain: How to make decisions that lead to an authentic life. by Tim Muldoon.

  • Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well Based upon Ignatian Spirituality. by Pierre Wolff

  • The Art of Discernment: Making Good Decisions in Your World of Choices. by Stefan Kiechle

  • Discernment. Reading the Signs of Daily Life. by Henri JM Nouwen

  • The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times. by Dean Brackley

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Recommended if one is considering receiving the Spiritual Exercises.

  • Letting God Come Close: An Approach to the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. by William Barry, SJ

 

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola (English translations from the original text  - used by directors in giving one-on-one Spiritual Exercises in the 30 days or 30 weeks [19th Annot.])

  • The Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius of Loyola by transl. Puhl

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The 19 Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola 

(text used by the director in giving the Spiritual Exercises with weekly spiritual direction sessions)

  • The Ignatian Adventure. by Kevin O’Brien, SJ 

  • The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy: Following the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius by Monty Wiliam, SJ

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18th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius for Self-Directed Retreats (can be used alone or in a parish group setting, and in one-on-one weekly spiritual direction sessions)

  • Retreat with the Lord: A Popular Guide to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola by John A. Hardon, SJ

  • A Do It At Home Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Andre Ravier, SJ

  • 30 Days - Ascending with Ignatius: An At-Home Retreat (Book and YouTube Videos)  by Mark. Thibodeaux, SJ​​

  • 12 weeks -Finding Christ in the World: A twelve-week Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life. By Joseph Tetlow, SJ and Carol Atwell Ackels

  • 8 weeks - Meeting Christ in Prayer: An 8-week life-enriching experience based upon the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius. By Mary Ann McLaughlin et al.

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