Christ in a Grain of Sand: An Ecological Journey with the Spiritual Exercises

by Neil Vaney

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius are perhaps the greatest retreat guide ever written. Neil Vaney's innovative approach to the Exercises is an invitation to a journey of discovery, a challenge to look for Christ in all things and to find him everywhere, even in a grain of sand. Exploring for the first time the unique connection between ecology and the Exercises, Vaney reveals their relevance in our contemporary age. He leads us on an adventure, helping us make the Exercises with our new awareness of the intimate bond between spirituality and the natural world.

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vaney offers a fresh and new approach to reading, reflecting and praying with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Each chapter of the 30 days is structured with a focus, reflections, scripture passage, scripture commentary and a poem or quote to further reflection. Some of the insights in the scripture commentary connect Gospel scenes to Old Testament passages in an illuminating way. Worth a read.