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?

Ignatius’s First Followers

Let's take a moment in IgnatiusFest to think about the men who first followed Ignatius.  We wouldn't be here without Ignatius, but we wouldn't be here without the first...

Ignatius and the Donkey

During July we'd like to hear from from you about what Ignatius means to you.  To get things started, here are some thoughts about a well-known incident in the...

IgnatiusFest

Today is July 1, the first day of our celebration of 31 Days with St. Ignatius at IgnatianSpirituality.com.  Go to our calendar and click on the link for today. ...

Commentary from the Jesuits

The Jesuits sponsor some impressive websites devoted to commentary on culture and politics.  The busiest is America magazine.  Its blog "In All Things" is especially interesting.  The editors have...

Reasons to Stay Catholic

At the America magazine blog, Valerie Schultz lists the top ten reasons to stay Catholic.  A couple are whimsical (#5: We put on an excellent funeral); all of them...

Conan O'Brien's Commencement Address

Conan O'Brien gave a wonderful commencement address last month at Dartmouth College. He's very funny for the first 17 minutes or so. Then he turns serious. ...