What Matters Most and Why: Living the Spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola: 365 Daily Reflections - Couverture souple

Manney, Jim

 
9781608687763: What Matters Most and Why: Living the Spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola: 365 Daily Reflections
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1608687767 ISBN 13 : 9781608687763
Editeur : New World Library, 2022

Synopsis

Makes a 500-year-old wisdom tradition accessible to contemporary readers seeking daily insight and guidance on life and how to live it <p/> No ivory tower pundit or preacher, Ignatius Loyola was born in 1491 to a noble family in the Basque country of northern Spain. Like his contemporaries Martin Luther and John Calvin, he was a reformer, committed to breaking down the institutional barriers between God and His believers. As he pursued a meandering career, and journeyed hundreds of miles on foot through Europe, he wrote down what he learned about the spiritual life. <p/> In 1534 he and seven companions formed what became the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, who created a new way of spiritual belief based on action. They urged Christians to live out their convictions in their families, communities, and workplaces. They launched a dazzling array of projects: schools, hospitals, missionary work, evangelism, street preaching, and work with youth, prostitutes, and prisoners. They organized laypeople in works of charity and devotion. Ignatius and the Jesuits brought spirituality out of the monastery and into the streets. These endeavors are still visible today. <p/> The daily readings in this guidebook emphasize answers to pressing questions about satisfaction in work and relationships. How are good decisions made? How does the individual find happiness and care for others? What is the ultimate meaning of my life? These questions have perhaps never been so relevant, and the answers St. Ignatius offers have never been as resonant.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jim Manney is the author of God Finds Us, A Simple Life-Changing Prayer, What's Your Decision?, What Do You Really Want?, and Ignatian Spirituality A to Z. He also compiled and edited Charged with Grandeur: The Book of Ignatian Inspiration and An Ignatian Book of Days. He has taught courses and workshops on Ignatian spirituality and is the founding editor of the popular website IgnatianSpirituality.com and the blog dotMagis, to which he has contributed hundreds of blog posts. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Éditeur
New World Library
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1608687767
ISBN 13 
9781608687763
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
384
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