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

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everythingby the Revered James Martin, SJ (My Life with the Saints) is a practical spiritual guidebook based on the life and teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Centered around the Ignatian goal of “finding God in all things,”The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everythingshows us how to manage relationships, money, work, prayer, and decision-making, all while keeping a sense of humor.  Filled with user-friendly examples, humorous stories, and anecdotes from the heroic and inspiring lives of Jesuit saints and average priests and brothers,The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everythingis sure to appeal to fans of Kathleen Norris, Richard Rohr, Anne Lamott, and other Christian Spiritual writers.

St. Ignatius to the Rescue! 

St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order, was known for his practical spirituality. Now, Father James Martin translates Ignatius’s insights for a modern audience, revealing how we can find God in our everyday lives in often surprising ways. 

 

[The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything] becomes like a read-along spiritual director, someone to prompt you with questions, redirect your gaze and help you, Martin says, to discern where God might be speaking to you.User-friendly...The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything&helpfully unpacks core precepts like finding God in all things.An excellent introduction to Jesuit spirituality for a general reader.... [Martins] writing is accessible, comprehensive, and often humorous.Writing beautifully, and with frequent touches of humor, James Martin, SJ, shows us what hes learned in religious life, and in the process offers us a rich spiritual feast.