Drawing on the wisdom of Pope Francis and the spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, austen Ivereigh has written a captivating spiritual guide for our turbulent age.

Designed as an eight-day Ignatian retreat, First Belong to God serves as a roadmap to deeper discipleship. It does this by focusing on the three foundational forms of belonging: to God, to creation, and to others.

Whether you're embarking on a solitary spiritual expedition or a journey with like-minded individuals, First Belong to God offers the next best thing to a personal retreat with Pope Francis: a full-soul immersion into his wisdom via the classic Jesuit retreat that shaped him profoundly.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• FOREWORD BY POPE FRANCIS
• INTRODUCTION
• NOTE ON ACRONYMS
• Day One Wonderfully Made
• Day Two To Come Out from Ourselves
• Day Three The Lord of the World
• Day Four Called, Chosen, Sent
• Day Five The Ecology of Mercy
• Day Six Around the Common Table
• Day Seven The Triumph of Failure
• Day Eight A New Imagination of the Possible
• A USER GUIDE
• OVERVIEW OF THE RETREAT
• LEAVING THE EXERCISES
• SOURCES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR