A good book - one with a title that appeals - can be an excellent companion. Keep a book or books handy for reading whatever meets your needs at the time: biographies of saints, books about prayer, or about spirituality. The Center for Ignatian Spirituality provides a small library for faculty and staff. The staff of the Center recommends the books listed below:
- A Simple Life-changing Prayer – Discovering the Power of St. Ignatius Loyola's Examen, Jim Manney
- An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer, Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
- Finding God in Each Moment: The Practice of Discernment in Everyday Life, Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ, and Eugene F. Merz, SJ.
- God's Passionate Desire (and Our Response), William Barry, SJ
- Making Choices in Christ: The Foundations of Ignatian Spirituality, Joseph Tetlow, SJ
- Putting on the Heart of Christ (How the Spiritual Exercises Invite Us to a Virtuous Life), Gerald M. Fagin, S.J.
- Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis
- Tattoos on the Heart, and Barking at the Choir, Greg Boyle, SJ
- The Discernment of Spirits (An Ignatian Guide to Everyday Living), Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
- The Ignatian Way: Key Aspects of Jesuit Spirituality, Charles J. Healey, SJ
- The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, James Martin, SJ
- What's Your Decision? (How to Make Choices with Confidence and Clarity), J. Michael Sparough, SJ, Jim Manney, SJ and Tim Hipskind, SJ.