Your browser does not support JavaScript. Please enable Javascript and refresh this page.
Fr. William Barry, SJ, believes that God wants an intimate relationship with each one of us—and that the deepest desire of our own hearts is to have an intimate relationship with God. Yet while we pursue this desire for a relationship with God we also resist it—which can lead to a painful stagnancy. How can we move forward?
In God’s Passionate Desire, Fr. Barry serves as our spiritual director, leading us on a series of brief “retreats” to help us understand the foundations of our relationship with God, what threatens it, and how we can continuously move forward into a closer and more meaningful relationship with God. In his warm, conversational style, Barry offers meditations, poses questions, and gently encourages us to respond to God’s immeasurable love by following what is truly in each of our hearts—a longing for a relationship with God.
William A. Barry, S.J., is a veteran spiritual director who is currently serving as tertian director for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. He has taught at the University of Michigan, the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and Boston College.
Letting God Come Close: An Approach to the Ignatian Spiritual ExercisesA guide to the spiritual exercises for directors
A Friendship Like No Other: Experiencing God's Amazing EmbraceExplore the path to becoming a friend of God. Grounded in biblical tradition and Ignatian spirituality, this book offers a fresh approach to becoming a friend of God and understanding this relationship.
Seek My Face: Prayer as Personal Relationship in ScriptureDevelop a relationship with God by following examples in Scripture. in Seek my Face William Barry situations and personalities from Scripture to show readers the various ways in which people in the Bible formed a relationship with God.
Here’s My Heart, Here’s My Hand: Living Fully in Friendship with God In Here’s My Heart, Here’s My Hand, William A. Barry, SJ, helps us understand how we can experience a personal relationship with God, and what effects that close relationship will have on our lives.
Changed Heart, Changed World: The Transforming Freedom of Friendship with GodIn William Barry's newest book, discover how a close friendship with God leads us to be difference-makers in the world. For more information.
Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest PrayerPraying the Truth helps us realize that if we do not approach God in complete honesty, we may be holding back a part of ourselves that needs to be healed. By learning how to communication honestly with God, our friendship with God will be strengthened.