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In the last 20 years, the Jesuit order has seen enough experimentation and adaptation to warrant an update. This second edition of Father Bill O'Malley's minor classic in the Jesuit order, The Fifth Week, contains a new chapter by national best-selling author James Martin, SJ. Martin's contribution looks mainly at Jesuit formation as it has developed in recent years, including current terminology and timetables. This entire book remains an essential read for anyone interested in learning more about the Jesuit vocation.
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William J. O'Malley, S.J., is a professor at Fordham University.
A Commentary on the Sonnets of G.M. Hopkins, 2nd Ed: Father Milward's book offers a complete and concise annotation of the sonnets that Hopkins wrote from 1877 until his death in 1889.
A Modern Scriptural Approach to the Spiritual Exercises:
Call and Response: Jesuit Journeys in FaithPeople who leave the religious life capture the headlines, but what of those who stay? This book introduces eight Jesuits from around the world who reveal their pilgrimages of faith.
Guided By the Spirit: A Jesuit Perspective on Spiritual DirectionWith more than 30 years of experience in the field of spiritual direction, Father Houdek offers a practical guide for spiritual directors written from a decidedly Jesuit point of view.
Ignatius of Loyola: The Pilgrim SaintThis is the first English translation of the European best-seller already in six different languages. Idigoras lets the saint tell his own story through autobiographical and spiritual writings.
Ignatius of Loyola: The Pilgrim SaintThis is the paperback edition of the first English translation of the European best-seller already in six different languages. Idigoras lets the saint tell his own story through autobiographical and spiritual writings.
Jean de Brebeuf: Jean de Brebeuf was a 17th century missionary devoted to the Christianization of the Huron Indians. This book looks at de Brebeuf's life and his dedication to the Huron Indians.
Jose de Acosta, S.J. (1540 –1600): His Life and ThoughtA biography of Jesuit missionary and humanist Jose de Acosta with a new look at his influential writing, which would later become the foundation for Liberation Theology.
Landmarking: City, Church, and Jesuit Urban StrategyLandmarking is the first in-depth study of St. Ignatius' revolutionary urban vision for the Jesuit order.
Nicolas Point, S.J.: His Life and Northwest Indian ChroniclesThis work covers the life and selected writings of a fascinating man, Nicolas Point and his ministry to the American Indians.
On the Suppression of the Society of Jesus: A Contemporary AccountThis firsthand account of the suppression of the Jesuits is by Giulio Cesare Cordara, a witness privy to the political, historical, spiritual, and personal events that surrounded the supression.
Pedro Arrupe, S.J.: Basque by birth, Japanese by adoption, and a Jesuit by vocation, Pedro Arrupe was elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus as Vatican II was drawing to a close. His generalship was characterized by the struggle for justice and faith.
Play On!: Memoirs of a Jesuit TeacherScholar, writer, historian, musicologist, linguist, missionary, Jesuit priest, traveler, perennial student of the human condition--the late C.J. McNaspy, S.J., was all of these things and more.
Searching for the Christian End-Person: An Inside StoryInvestigating the notion that adult spirituality flows less from books or instruction or example and more from meeting God in the personal events of one's life.
Spiritual Freedom: From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Guidance, 2nd EditionThis new edition of Father John English's classic 1973 text adds a preface, a more comprehensive bibliography, and three chapters on how Ignatian thought applies to the world today.
St. Ignatius' Own Story: As told to Luis Gonzalez de CamaraHere is St. Ignatius' own story told with the authentic tone and clear strength that characterize the direct statements of the saint.
The Jesuit Mystique: This book probes what it means to be a Jesuit today by exploring the history of the Order, as well as its literary, spiritual, political, and educational contributions to contemporary society.
The Origin of the Jesuits: A classic in Jesuit studies since 1940, Father Brodrick concisely and wryly tells the story of Saint Ignatius and the founding of the Jesuit order.
The Progress of the Jesuits (1556-79): Published 6 years after Brodrick's classic, The Origin of the Jesuits, this book relates the countless crises experienced by the Jesuits following the 1556 death of Ignatius Loyola.
The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius: A Translation and CommentaryA manual for making, directing, or studying the Exercises, this modern translation aims to capture Ignatius' ideas and nuances accurately, while adjusting his Spanish text into modern English.
God--The Oldest Question: A Fresh Look at Belief and Unbelief - and Why the Choice MattersDoes God exist? Is belief reasonable? William O'Malley examines these and other questions with a combination of rigorous gravity and irreverent humor. It is an account of O'Malley's personal intellectual and spiritual journey.
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