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?

Three-Minute Retreat

On the Web, unlike older forms of publishing, everything that publishers do can be measured. Recently the Web team at Loyola Press looked at the numbers and discovered that...

Walter Ciszek's Commitment

Last spring, the Vatican opened the canonization process for Walter Ciszek, SJ, the American Jesuit who spent 23 years as a prisoner in the Soviet Union.  This month the...

Avoid Jargon

Here's timely advice for Ignatian "insiders" from Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, superior general of the Jesuits.  Avoid jargon.  Speak clearly and simply.  He uses the word "discernment" as an example....

Don Doll's Photography

The New York Times Lens blog recently featured the photography of Don Doll, SJ.  It published a selection of 20 of his photos of Native American people in Alaska and South...

Learn about the Examen

We've just released an image and audio presentation on the Examen--the fifth in our Ignatian Way series.  As the narrator says at the beginning, the Examen is "the cornerstone...

Movies about Saints

November is movie month. Hollywood starts releasing its best, Oscar-worthy films, and the end of Daylight Savings time means it's time for indoor entertainment. Since we just celebrated All...