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?

Traveling the Ignatian Way

Pilgrims are now walking and biking the new Ignatian Way pilgrimage route in northern Spain, which follows the route Ignatius walked in 1522 after his conversion. (Go here to...

A Jesuit on the Titanic

Sunday was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and it turns out that there's a Jesuit angle to the tragic story.  An Irish novice named Francis...

Taking Offense

I tend to get angry when I encounter acrimony and incivility in discourse among Catholics.  Fr. Jim Martin, who has seen more of it than I have, has a...

Was Ignatius a Trauma Survivor?

Every time the story of Ignatius Loyola is told, the teller of the tale mentions that he was a soldier and that he was wounded in battle. But then...

As Many as Possible of the Very Best

Thane Kreiner of Santa Clara University makes connections between Ignatian traditions and the work he does to train social entrepreneurs to build businesses that serve the poor. So we are...

Blog-alogue Fifth Question: Models for Social Media?

Meredith, Easter greetings!  I wish you the joy of the season. In this blog-alogue we've talked about "why" of social media, and last time you described some of the tools--the "how." ...