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?

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...

Blog-alogue Second Question: What about Lent?

Meredith, Yesterday was Ash Wednesday!  Here I am, still getting used to the Kindle I got for Christmas, and Lent is here.  Can the Fourth of July be far behind? My...

Ash Wednesday and Lent in Two Minutes

Here's a short video from Busted Halo that covers a lot of ground in not a lot of time.  (Click here to view it on YouTube.)

Becoming Free

We're reflecting on freedom in this first week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Ignatius has a radical view of spiritual freedom. He says that to be truly free, we shouldn't...

Some Other Ideas for Lent

The Lent-Easter Ignatian Prayer Adventure online retreat started yesterday, but you can join in any time.  Take a look. I thought I'd mention a couple of other Lenten resources.  A...