Jim Manney

Jim Manney is the author of highly praised popular books on Ignatian spirituality, including A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer (about the Daily Examen) and God Finds Us (about the Spiritual Exercises). He is the compiler/editor of An Ignatian Book of Days. His latest book is What Matters Most and Why. He and his wife live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Books by Jim Manney

Jim's Books

  • A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer
  • Una oración sencilla que cambia la vida
  • Ignatian Spirituality A to Z
  • An Ignatian Book of Days
  • God Finds Us
  • Charged with Grandeur
  • What's Your Decision?

Don Doll's Photography

The New York Times Lens blog recently featured the photography of Don Doll, SJ.  It published a selection of 20 of his photos of Native American people in Alaska and South...

Learn about the Examen

We've just released an image and audio presentation on the Examen--the fifth in our Ignatian Way series.  As the narrator says at the beginning, the Examen is "the cornerstone...

Movies about Saints

November is movie month. Hollywood starts releasing its best, Oscar-worthy films, and the end of Daylight Savings time means it's time for indoor entertainment. Since we just celebrated All...

Fr. Schneider: World's Oldest Teacher

The Guinness World Records recently recognized Fr. Geoffrey Schneider, a 99-year-old Australian Jesuit, as the world's oldest active teacher.  He teaches religion and serves as chaplain at St. Aloysius...

Best Ignatian Songs: The Weight of Lies

Here's a song to enjoy--and ponder.  “The Weight of Lies" by the folk-rock-bluegrass band The Avett Brothers is about the wages of self-delusion: "The weight of lies will bring you...

Fr. Nicolás on Evangelization

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, superior general of the Jesuits, recently talked about the New Evangelization at the synod of bishops meeting in Rome this month to discuss the Church's missionary...