What is discernment? Who was Peter Faber? Why do the Jesuits exude such optimism? Awareness. Emotions. Love. Work. We use such words every day in normal conversation, but those same words take on special meaning when used in the context of Ignatian spirituality. Other words and phrases, such as finding God in all things, are distinctly associated with the Ignatian approach to spiritual development. Acquiring a general grasp of these terms will prove invaluable to those who desire a better understanding of the Jesuit / Ignatian way of life. With Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney has provided a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts of Ignatian spirituality and essential characters and events in Jesuit history. The lexicon format allows readers to find terms quickly, and the concise descriptions are ideal for those new to the Ignatian story. From Pedro Arrupe to Francis Xavier, from Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam to Zeal, this book uncovers the rich language of the Jesuits. It will be an indispensable tool to anyone interested in Ignatian spirituality, to staff, faculty, and students at Jesuit institutions and schools, and to clergy and spiritual directors who advise others about prayer and spiritual matters.

• Cover
• Acknowledgments
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Front Matter1
• Contents
• Preface: The Ignatian Alphabet
• A
  • Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
  • Agere Contra
  • Annotations
  • Arrupe, Pedro, SJ
  • Autobiography
  • Awareness
• B
  • Balance
  • Barry, William A., SJ
  • Basketball
  • Boldness
• C
  • The Call of the King
  • Cardoner Vision
  • Colloquy
  • Companions
  • Consolation and Desolation
  • Constitutions
  • Contemplation to Attain the Love of God
  • Contemplative in Action
  • Conversation
  • Cristo Rey Network
  • Cura Personalis
• D
  • Decision Making
  • Desire
  • Discernment
  • Disordered Affections
• E
  • The Evil Spirit
  • Examen
• F
  • Faber, Peter, SJ
  • Feelings
  • Finding God in All Things
  • Fourth Vow
  • Friendship with God
• G
  • Generosity, Prayer for
  • God’s Will
  • Gratitude
• H
  • Helping Souls
  • Hopkins, Gerard Manley, SJ
• I
  • Ignatius Loyola
  • Imaginative Prayer
  • Incarnation
  • Indifference
• J
  • Jesuit Conspiracy Theories
  • Jesuit Education
  • Jesuit Formation
  • Jesuitical
  • Jesuit Jokes
  • The Jesuits: A Brief History
  • Jesuits I Have Known
  • Jesuits in Fiction and Film
  • Jesus
• L
  • La Storta Vision
  • Love
• M
  • Magis
  • Magnanimity
  • Martin, James, SJ
  • Men and Women for Others
• N
  • Nadal, Jerome, SJ
• O
  • Optimism
  • Our Way of Proceeding
• P
  • “Permit the Creator to Deal Directly with the Creature”
  • Pilgrimage
  • Pope Francis
  • “Pray as If Everything Depends on You”
  • The Presupposition
  • Principle and Foundation
• R
  • Rahner, Karl, SJ
  • Rules for the Discernment of Spirits
  • Rules for Thinking with the Church
• S
  • Society of Jesus
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Spiritual Exercises
  • Superior Genera
  • Suppression of the Jesuits
  • Suscipe
• T
  • Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, SJ
  • Three Classes of People
  • Three Kinds of Humility
  • Two Standards
• U
  • Uncertainty
• W
  • Ward, Mary
  • Work
• X
  • Xavier, Francis, SJ
• Z
  • Zeal
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR