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The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life - James Martin
The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life
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St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits), was known for his practical spirituality. The "way of Ignatius" has helped millions of people—from the doubtful seeker to the devout believer—find freedom, make friends, live simply, work sensibly, fall in... show more
St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits), was known for his practical spirituality. The "way of Ignatius" has helped millions of people—from the doubtful seeker to the devout believer—find freedom, make friends, live simply, work sensibly, fall in love, experience joy, and enter into a relationship with God. The Ignatian goal of "finding God in all things" eans that every part of our lives can lead us to God. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything shows us how this is possible, with user-friendly examples, humorous stories and anecdotes from the heroic and inspiring lives of Jesuit saints and average priests and brothers, as well as examples from Martin's twenty years as a Jesuit. The traditional wisdom that Jesuits use to help other people in their daily lives is easily applied, but not often explained well to the general public. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything translates these insights of St. Ignatius for a modern audience and reveals how we can find God—and how God can find us—in the real world of work, love, suffering, decisions, prayer, and friendship.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780061432682 (0061432687)
ASIN: 0061432687
Publisher: HarperOne
Pages no: 420
Edition language: English
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BagEndBooks
BagEndBooks rated it
5.0 The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life
I went into this book expecting humor at every turn. Instead, what I got was an informative and insightful guide to spirituality with stories of saints, as well as personal stories from the author. And yes, there was some humor, but it wasn't the focus of the book (I believe my expectations of humor...
thomcat
thomcat rated it
I started reading this at roughly the same time as The Sparrow. What I learned here shed an interesting light on that book, which didn't fare well by comparison. I learned more of Jesuits and Ignatian spirituality here than I did at my Jesuit college - but then I had other focuses at the time.This b...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
4.0
At first, I had a really rough time with this book. Yes, I know it is written by a Jesuit priest, but it was a bit to preachy for my liking. After about 75 pages though, I became fascinated by the book and it appeared to relax some. I have always been fascinated by Jesuits and the book gave an excel...
JustbooksLibia
JustbooksLibia rated it
Awesome experience, understanding my faith better and that "God" is truly in all things.
demerson19
demerson19 rated it
5.0 The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life
Religious, and specifically Christian, books can be a challenging lot. On the one hand there are plenty of great theological texts to read (Augustine, Aquinas, Calvin, Rahner, Barth, etc), but suffice it to say they are not the type of book you curl up with at the end of the day. On the other hand, ...
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