Jesuit


The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Spiritual Exercises
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
The First Jesuits
He Leadeth Me
Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World
The Phenomenon of Man
A History of the Society of Jesus
With God in Russia
The lost paradise: The Jesuit Republic in South America (A Continuum book)
Gaudete et Exsultate - Rejoice and be glad: On the call to holiness in the contemporary world
Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints (Christian Classics)
My Life with the Saints
Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus
Inner Compass by Margaret SilfConnecting the Dots by Lia RussManifesting from the Soul by Malti  PatelA Friendship Like No Other by William A. BarryGod's Voice Within by Mark E. Thibodeaux
Ignatian Spirituality
14 books — 3 voters
Confessions by Augustine of HippoOrthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHoly Bible by AnonymousKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Dante to Dead Man Walking
47 books — 4 voters

Gracias by Henri J.M. NouwenThe Fifth Week by William J. O'MalleyLife Together by Dietrich BonhoefferCommunity and Growth by Jean VanierDo Justice by Kristi Burton Brown
Books for Contemplatives in Action
57 books — 5 voters

“ Hospitality is a prized virtue of monastic communities. Benedict's rule says: 'All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say, "I was a stranger and you welcomed me."' Brother Alphonsus served as a doorkeeper in the seventeenth century at a Jesuit college in Majorca, Spain. Each time someone knocked at the door he would reply, 'I am coming, Lord!' This practice reminded him to treat each person with as much respect as if it were Jesus himself at the door. ...more ”
― Ken Shigematsu, God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God

Mary Jane Clark
“ Those are napoleons, éclairs, and jésuites for the restaurant." "Jésuites?" asked Piper. "They're triangular, flaky pastries filled with frangipane crème and sprinkled with sliced almonds and powdered sugar. They originated in France, and the name refers to the shape of a Jesuit's hat. ...more ”
― Mary Jane Clark, That Old Black Magic

More quotes...
TJP Reads Speaking with our peers, young(-ish) adults, and using a variety of digital media, The Jesuit Po…more
3 members, last active 11 years ago