Abide in the Heart of Christ: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Ignatius Loyola

by Fr. Joe Laramie SJ

Overview

In Abide in the Heart of Christ, Rev. Joe Laramie, S.J., offers accessible wisdom from the foundations of Jesuit spirituality—St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises—in a ten-day personal retreat that will help you encounter Christ, grow your relationship with him, and shape your heart.

Laramie is your guide through this accessible retreat into the heart of Jesus. Based on a structure and approach he developed as a retreat leader at White House Jesuit Retreat in St. Louis, Laramie introduces you to classic themes of the Christian life, including sin, forgiveness, and creation.

This book also helps you learn how to use key scripture passages to reflect on your own experiences. Each reflection includes teachings from the Spiritual Exercises and offers examples from Laramie’s own life. Reflection questions and activities guide you in further contemplation to help you see what’s in your heart, encounter Christ in your daily life, and live more fully in his love each day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594718922
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, is national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) and the author of Abide in the Heart of Christ. He previously served as a campus minister at St. Louis University, where he earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in communications. He studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary prior to joining the Jesuit novitiate. Laramie earned master of divinity and licentiate degrees at Boston College. He was ordained a priest in 2011.

Laramie’s ministry has included working with the homeless in Minnesota and Oregon and with hospital patients in Illinois. He taught at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, and Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and also worked as a missionary to Mayan villages in Belize. Laramie served as a preacher and spiritual director at White House Jesuit Retreat house in St. Louis, Missouri. Laramie’s work has appeared on jesuits.org, and in America magazine, The Jesuit Post, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the White House Jesuit Retreat blog, and SLU.edu. He has been a guest on Busted Halo, EWTN radio and TV, the Jesuitical podcast, and Leah Darrow’s Lux U.

Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, is national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) and the author of Abide in the Heart of Christ and Love Him Ever More.. He previously served as a campus minister at St. Louis University, where he earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in communications. He studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary prior to joining the Jesuit novitiate. Laramie earned master of divinity and licentiate degrees at Boston College. He was ordained a priest in 2011.

Laramie’s ministry has included working with the homeless in Minnesota and Oregon and with hospital patients in Illinois. He taught at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, and Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and also worked as a missionary to Mayan villages in Belize. Laramie served as a preacher and spiritual director at White House Jesuit Retreat house in St. Louis, Missouri. Laramie’s work has appeared on jesuits.org, and in America magazine, The Jesuit Post, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the White House Jesuit Retreat blog, and SLU.edu. He has been a guest on Busted Halo, EWTN radio and TV, the Jesuitical podcast, and Leah Darrow’s Lux U.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: A Retreat with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius 1

Exercise 1 A Heart Is Created: God, Creation, and Me 15

Exercise 2 What's in My Heart? Awareness and Emotion 23

Exercise 3 A Grateful Heart: My Spiritual Top 10 31

Pause for Heart Check 39

Exercise 4 A Heart Centered in the Lord: The First Principle and Foundation 41

Exercise 5 A Reflective Heart: Examination of Conscience 53

Exercise 6 A Blessed Heart: Gratitude for My Gifts and Talents 67

Exercise 7 A Divided Heart: Vices, Storms, and Temptations 81

Pause for Heart Check 94

Exercise 8 A Wounded Heart: Patterns of Sin 97

Exercise 9 A Visit to the Heart Doctor: Healing and Forgiveness 111

Exercise 10 The King of Hearts: On a Mission with Christ 123

Final Heart Check 135

Conclusion: Are We Done? 137

Appendix: Prayers and Resources 143

Notes 151

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“St. Ignatius never meant for the Exercises to be for Jesuits alone—this wisdom is meant for the whole church. Fr. Joe Laramie has made the genius of Ignatius available to all Catholics.” —Zac Davis, Associate editor at America Media and cohost of the podcast Jesuitical

“Fr. Laramie is your tour guide who takes you on a journey with Christ. Like a good tour guide, he leads you to a special place and then steps back and allows you to have your own experience.” —Rev. Mark Thibodeaux, S.J., Author of Reimagining the Ignatian Examen

“An eminently simple and accessible yet profound way to build the habit of praying from the heart.” —Rev. Christopher Collins, S.J., Author of Three Moments of the Day

“Fr. Joe Laramie’s Abide in the Heart of Christ is a beautiful introduction to St. Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises. I hope that those who long for a deeper dive into prayer will take up this accessible, user-friendly book with a pen and journal in hand in order to discover the ways that God invites us into greater life and love.” —Tim Muldoon, Author of The Ignatian Workout