Spiritual Reads
Many of the authors below have published several books.
I have listed a representative title in most cases to get you started.
Categories:
- Current Reads & Insights
- Sacred texts
- Spiritual Classics
- Spiritual Wisdom & Growth
- Discover Prayer Resources
- Discover Jesuit Prayer
- Find Clarity in Prayer
- Jesuit Wisdom
- Poetry & Spirituality
- Discover Visio Divina
- Spiritual Director Guidance
- Daily Devotionals
Current Reads & Insights
Exploring The Brothers Karamazov
Mary has been reading and listening to The Brothers Karamazov. It's not her first attempt. She is doing a read-along with a group on Substack, which has been helpful to make sense of the many names and various forms of the names. Mary will need to re-read the book to have the focus necessary for the philosophical and theological points.
Sacred Texts
Bibles
These are the bibles that I turn to again and again.
Different translations aid in hearing the Word in a new way.
All Purpose:
The New Jerusalem Bible: Standard Edition, 1999
The New Jerusalem Bible: Saints Devotional Edition, 2002
Great Footnotes:
The Catholic Study Bible, 3rd Edition, 2016
Spiritual Classics
Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy
Anonymous. The Cloud of Unknowing
Antoine de Saint Exupery. The Little Prince
Avila, Teresa. trans. by Allison Peers. Interior Castle
Brother Lawrence. The Practice of the Presence of God, the Best Rule of a Holy Life
Bunyon, John. Pilgrim's Progress
Hurnard, Hannah. Hinds Feet on High Places
Lewis, C. S. The Screwtape Letters
_______. The Chronicles of Narnia
Metaxas, Eric. Bonhoeffer
Metz, Johannes Baptist. Poverty of Spirit
Norwich, Julian trans. by Starr, Mirabai. The Showings of Julian of Norwich
St. Augustine. The Confessions
St. John of the Cross. Dark Night of the Soul
St. Therese of Lisieux. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
Spiritual Wisdom & Growth
Inspire
Barton, Ruth Haley. Sacred Rhythms.
Barton, DMin, pastor and spiritual director, has written numerous books related to spiritual transformation. She is a Protestant but clearly uses both Ignatian Spirituality and the Enneagram of Personality in her work.
Casey, Michael. A Guide to Living in the Truth: St. Benedict's Teaching on Humility
Chittister, Joan. Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope
Finley, James. Merton's Palace of Nowhere
Kidd, Sue Monk. When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions
Linn, Dennis, and Sheila and Matthew Linn. Good Goats: Healing Our Image of God
Marion, Jim. Putting on the Mind of Christ: The Inner Work of Christian Spirituality
Nouwen, Henri. The Inner Voice of Love
_________. Spiritual Formation: Following the Movement of the Spirit
Palmer, Parker. A Hidden Wholeness
Remen, Rachel Naomi, MD. Kitchen Table Wisdom
Ringma, Charles. Dare to Journey with Henri Nouwen
Rohr, Richard. Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
_________. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Second Half of Life
Rolheiser, Ronald. The Holy Longing: A Search for a Christian Spirituality
Silf, Margaret. Companions of Christ
Discover Prayer Resources
Patterns of Prayer
Houselander, Caryll. The Reed of God
Keating, Thomas. Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
McColman, Carl. The Big Book of Christian Mysticism
Merton, Thomas. New Seeds of Contemplation
Rolheiser, Ronald. Prayer: Our Deepest Longing
Joyce Rupp & Macrina Wiedekehr. The Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons
O'Donohue, John. Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Rupp, Joyce. The Cup of Our Life: A Guide to Spiritual Growth
_________. Prayer
Weiderkehr, Marina. Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day
Discover Jesuit Prayer
How do Jesuits Pray?
Gallagher, Timothy. The Examen Prayer
________. An Introduction to Ignatian Prayer
Harter, Michael. Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits
Healey, Michael. Praying with the Jesuits: Finding God in All Things
Manney, Jim. An Ignatian Book of Days
Martin, James. Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone
Merton, Thomas. New Seeds of Contemplation
Silf, Margaret. Close to the Heart: A Guide to Personal Prayer
Thibodeaux, Mark. Armchair Mystic: Easing into Contemplative Prayer
Find Clarity in Prayer
Praying for God's Will
Brackley, Dean. The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola
Gallagher, Timothy. Discernment of Spirits
Liebert, Elizabeth. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making
Lonsdale, David. Listening to the Music of the Spirit: The Art of Discernment
Silf, Margaret. Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality
Sparough, et. al. What's Your Decision? How to Make Choices with Confidence and Clarity: An Ignatian Approach to Decision Making
Jesuit Wisdom
Habits of Awareness
Barry, William, SJ. Finding God in All Things
Boyle, Gregory, SJ. Tattoos on the Heart
__________. Barking to the Choir
__________. The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
__________. Forgive Everyone Everything
Delp, Alfred. Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings.
De Mello, Anthony, SJ. Rediscovering Life: Awaken to Reality
_________. Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
_________. Seek God Everywhere
Fleming, David, SJ. What is Ignatian Spirituality?
Green, Thomas H, SJ. Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment: Where Prayer and Action Meet
Poetry & Spirituality
Pray with Poetry
Barks, Coleman and Robert Bly et al., trans. The Illuminated Hafiz
Eliot, T. S. The Four Quartets: A Poem
...At the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And to know the place for the first time.
Hirshfield, Jane, Ed. Women in Praise of the Sacred - 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
Murray, Joan, Ed. Poems to Live by in Uncertain Times
O'Donohue, John. Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Discover Visio Divina
Rembrandt's Famous Painting
- Nouwen, Henri. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
- __________. Behold the Beauty of the Lord: Praying with Icons
Spiritual Director Guidance
Training
Barton, Ruth Haley. Sacred Rhythms.
Barton, DMin, pastor, and spiritual director, has numerous books related to spiritual transformation. She is a Protestant but clearly uses both Ignatian Spirituality and the Enneagram of Personality in her work.
Blythe, Teresa. Spiritual Direction 101: the Basics of Spiritual Guidance
Dykman, K. Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed, 2nd Edition: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women
English, John, SJ. Spiritual Freedom: From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Guidance
Gratton, Carolyn. The Art of Spiritual Guidance
Green, Thomas H., SJ. Friend of the Bridegroom
Guenther, Margaret. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
Lindahl, Kay. The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections
May, Gerald. Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions
_________. Care of Mind / Care of Spirit
O'Brien, Kevin, SJ. The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Everyday Life
_________. Seeing with the Heart, 2023
Phillips, Susan. Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction
Ruffing, Janet K. Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings
Savary, Louis M. The New Spiritual Exercises: In the Spirit of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Tucker, Lucy Abbott Tucker. Spiritual Direction Supervision: Principles, Practices, and Storytelling
Daily Devotionals
Give Us This Day (available as monthly print with app included or app only)
https://giveusthisday.org/Subscribe/Index.
Magnificat (available as monthly print and app included or app only)
https://us.magnificat.net/home/discover
An Ignatian Book of Days. Jim Manney