The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

The Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, was founded in the 16th century by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Famous for their “Ignatian Spirituality” and ardent commitment to education, the Jesuits work towards integrating their beliefs with the practical concerns of everyday life. Ignatian retreats are the most popular spiritual retreats in both Catholic and Protestant churches around the United States.

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything updates the wisdom of Saint Ignatius for a modern audience. Father James Martin uses examples from the lives of great Jesuit saints, along with his own experiences as a priest, to show readers how to manage relationships, money, work, prayer, and decision making while keeping a sense of humor about it all.

The Rev. James Martin, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, associate editor of America magazine and author of numerous books, including My Life with the Saints. His many media appearances include NPR’s “Fresh Air with Terry Gross,” Fox TV’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” and the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988, he graduated from the Wharton School of Business and worked at General Electric.

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The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

The Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, was founded in the 16th century by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Famous for their “Ignatian Spirituality” and ardent commitment to education, the Jesuits work towards integrating their beliefs with the practical concerns of everyday life. Ignatian retreats are the most popular spiritual retreats in both Catholic and Protestant churches around the United States.

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything updates the wisdom of Saint Ignatius for a modern audience. Father James Martin uses examples from the lives of great Jesuit saints, along with his own experiences as a priest, to show readers how to manage relationships, money, work, prayer, and decision making while keeping a sense of humor about it all.

The Rev. James Martin, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, associate editor of America magazine and author of numerous books, including My Life with the Saints. His many media appearances include NPR’s “Fresh Air with Terry Gross,” Fox TV’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” and the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988, he graduated from the Wharton School of Business and worked at General Electric.

Freshman Common Read: University of Scranton

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The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

by James Martin
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The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

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Overview

The Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, was founded in the 16th century by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Famous for their “Ignatian Spirituality” and ardent commitment to education, the Jesuits work towards integrating their beliefs with the practical concerns of everyday life. Ignatian retreats are the most popular spiritual retreats in both Catholic and Protestant churches around the United States.

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything updates the wisdom of Saint Ignatius for a modern audience. Father James Martin uses examples from the lives of great Jesuit saints, along with his own experiences as a priest, to show readers how to manage relationships, money, work, prayer, and decision making while keeping a sense of humor about it all.

The Rev. James Martin, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, associate editor of America magazine and author of numerous books, including My Life with the Saints. His many media appearances include NPR’s “Fresh Air with Terry Gross,” Fox TV’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” and the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988, he graduated from the Wharton School of Business and worked at General Electric.

Freshman Common Read: University of Scranton


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061432699
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 03/06/2012
Pages: 448
Product dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.99(d)

About the Author

Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Learning to Pray, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks and outlets, like The Colbert Report, NPR’s Fresh Air, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Way of Proceeding What Is Ignatian Spirituality? 1

Chapter 2 The Six Paths Spiritual, Religious, Spiritual but Not Religious, and Everything in Between 29

Chapter 3 What Do You Want? Desire and the Spiritual Life 57

Chapter 4 Beautiful Yesterdays Finding God and Letting God Find You 86

Chapter 5 Beginning to Pray So I've Found God... Now What? 103

Chapter 6 Friendship with God Father Barry's Insight 115

Chapter 7 God Meets You Where You Are Ignatian Traditions of Prayer 143

Chapter 8 The Simple Life The Surprising Freedom of Downward Mobility 174

Chapter 9 Like the Angels? Chastity, Celibacy, and Love 213

Chapter 10 More by Deeds Than by Words Friendship and Love 231

Chapter 11 Surrendering to the Future Obedience, Acceptance, and Suffering 266

Chapter 12 What Should I Do? The Ignatian Way of Making Decisions 305

Chapter 13 Be Who You Is! Work, Job, Career, Vocation... and Life 339

Chapter 14 The Contemplative in Action Our Way of Proceeding 389

A Question-and-Answer Session with James Martin, S.J. 399

Questions for Personal Reflection or Reading Groups 402

Ten Things You (Almost) Didn't Know About Jesuits 409

Friends in the Lord 411

Acknowledgments 415

For Further Exploration 417

Index 423

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