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 Third Question: What Would Ignatius Do?

Meredith, I had a thought after reading your answer to my last question in this blog-alogue about social media.  You talked about using social media to enhance our relationship with...

Join An Ignatian Prayer Adventure Week 3

An Ignatian Prayer Adventure continues with Week 3 materials ready today. Our theme is “Something's Broken,” and we consider the effects of sin in the world and in our...

It’s Examen Week

Tuesday you saw me talk about the examen in a short video.  Today you can read blog posts about the examen by a Presbyterian pastor in Florida and an...

Teach Me to Be Generous

A while back, I felt deflated when I discovered that the wonderful Prayer of St. Francis ("Lord, make me an instrument of your peace") wasn't written by Francis at...

The Examen Is One of My Favorite Prayers

In this second week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure, we're reflecting on finding God in all things and looking at how the Examen can help us do that. In...

Lent-Easter Retreat Week 2

Week 2 of our Ignatian Prayer Adventure retreat begins today.  The theme of the week is "Finding God in All Things."Don't worry if you haven't done Week 1.  You...