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?

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."...

Gratitude Is the Key

Gratitude is the key to Ignatian spirituality and the topic for my final video for An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. The Spiritual Exercises end with a vision of generosity and...

Final Week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure

Happy Easter! We've come to the final week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Jesus is risen! And in exploring our theme of “God's Love and Our Response,” we take...

What a Surprise!

Easter isn't a happy ending. It's a new beginning. Easter is an incredible surprise. No one was expecting it, but it happened. Jesus rose from the dead, and a...

A Conversation with Christ

For Good Friday, pray this colloquy from The Spiritual Exercises 53. This is a contemporary paraphrase by David L. Fleming, SJ.I put myself before Jesus Christ our Lord, present...

The Saintly Walter Ciszek

The Vatican office for the Causes of Saints has opened an official examination of the life of Walter Ciszek, SJ, to see if he should be canonized one day. Fr....