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?

St. Ignatius and Psychology

A psychologist named William van Ornum will be writing regularly on America Magazine's "In All Things" blog about the intersection of Christian faith and psychology.  In his initial post...

Loyola High on NBC News

A stirring look at community service work by students at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. (Click here if you can't see the video.)

How Does God Speak?

How do I know God is speaking to me? It's not easy to tell, and it's hard to explain to others when it happens. I suppose that's the...

The Mission: Repentance and Forgiveness

I recently watched "The Mission" again. It's based on the tragic story of the Jesuit mission settlements in Paraguay in the 17th and 18th centuries. Here is...

Can a Neurotic Person Be a Saint?

From an interview with Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, on ABC Radio in Australia.  (Transcript and podcast available here.)Rachael Kohn: Well saints' lives are examined medically, but what about...

The Spiritual Exercises and Wall Street

Chris Lowney is a former Jesuit, former J.P. Morgan investment banker, and currently full-time speaker and author.  He recently gave a talk at Fordham with the provocative title: “Could...