Aschenbrenner, George, S.J., 87–88, 207, 208
Asselin, David, S.J., 131
Auden, W. H., 73–74
Augustine, St., 9, 56, 64, 166, 173
Autobiography (Ignatius Loyola), 12, 14, 23, 52–53
Awake My Soul (Cunneen), 144
Awe, 71
Baltimore Catechism, 134–35
Bangert, William, S.J., 249, 366, 370–71
Barnes, Julian, 67, 83
Barry, William A., S.J., 32, 115, 122, 137, 142, 167, 244, 246, 260, 268, 272, 343
Bartimaeus, 57–58, 340
Beauty, 74
Benedict, St., 3
Benedictines, 3, 21, 24
Berchmans, John, St., 233–34
Bergan, Jacqueline Syrup, 170, 344
Berrigan, Daniel, S.J., 26
Bible: prayer based on (lectio divina), 155–62; scripture as path to God, 117–18. See also specific books
Birth: A Guide for Prayer (Bergan and Schwan), 170, 344
Bishop, Jim, 302
Bobadilla, Nicolás, S.J., 241
Borgia, St. Francis, 191
Brackley, Dean, S.J., 183, 203
Brideshead Revisited (Waugh), 74
Broët, Paschase, S.J., 241
Buddhism, 10, 163–64, 165–66
Burghardt, Walter, S.J., 8, 86, 114, 377
Burrows, Ruth, 69, 70
Call of the King, 293–94
Campion, St. Edmund, 25, 107
Campion Renewal Center, Weston,
Massachusetts, 106–10, 178, 387
Career, 341, 342. See also Work; Vocation
Carmelites, 3, 15
Castro, Fidel, 4
Catherine of Siena, St., 45
Catherine the Great of Russia, 18
Celibacy. See Chastity
Centering prayer (Third Method), 162–67
Change, 134–39, H2, 170, 261; acting as a leaven agent of change, 355, 360–61; Ignatius Loyola on, 310–11; patience and, 387–88
Chariots of Fire (film), 351
Charism (founding spirit), 3, 21
Chastity, 174–75, 176, 213–30; celibacy vs., 216–17; difficulty of, 226; first Jesuits and, 213–14; freedom and detachment and, 220–21, 270, 279; lessons from, 215; love and, 217–30; lust and, 222; married priests, 216–17; popular thinking, 215; religious chastity, 217, 220–27
Cistercians, 3, 15
Ciszek, Walter, S.J., 25, 30, 31, 280–82, 284, 285, 289, 294, 297, 304, 354, 375
Clarity (insight), 75, 130
Clarke, Thomas E., S.J., 165
Claver, St. Peter, 244–46, 361, 372–73
Clement XIV, Pope, 18
Cloister Walk, The (Norris), 175
Cloud of Unknowing, The, 162, 167
Code of Canon Law, 135
Codure, Jean, S.J., 241
Colloquy, 167–68, 298
Compassion, 31, 94, 129, 159, 227, 228, 234, 254, 258, 273, 289, 298, 339, 360, 368, 386
Competition, 260–61
Conroy, Maureen, R.S.M., 262
Conscience, 166; “account of conscience,” 268; Ignatius on, 202; Peter Favre and, 238; sting of “with remorse,” 327. See also Examen
Consolmagno, Guy, S.J., 137
Constitutions, The, 16, 21–23, 240; analogous to “rule” of a religious order, 21; on chastity, 213; dismissal from the order, 272–73; length of, 135; love, value of in Jesuit training, 368–69; moderation counseled in, 310; need for health and bodily strength, 187–88, 310, 358; on obedience, 266; on poverty, 186; restrictions on ambitions, 190–91, 260; suggestions about living in, 22–23; superior general, qualities of, 368–69
Consumerism, 181–86, 362–63; Brackley’s twelve steps and, 183–85; ladder model of society and, 184
Contemplation, Ignatian, 145–55; author Martin’s contemplation of the storm at sea, 152–55; author Martin’s Los Angeles retreat, 298-304; “compose the place,” 145–50; pay attention to God’s voice, 151–52; “sacred events” and, 151
Contemplation to Attain Divine Love, 395–96
Contemplatives in action, 7–8, 15, 350, 389–97; finding time for God and you, 350; summary of Ignatian spirituality and, 392
Contemplatives in Action: The Jesuit Way (Barry and Doherty), 268, 272
“Corporal works of mercy,” 196
Corridan, John, S.J., 26
Cozzens, Donald, 216
CrazyBusy (Hallowell), 358–59
Creed, Bill, S.J., 76
Cunneen, Sally, 144
Curry, Rick, S.J., 266–67, 379–80
Daily Office, 111, 169
Daley, Brian, S.J., 208
Damascene, St. John, 113
Davis, Thurston, S.J., 280–81
Day, Dorothy, 44, 96, 170
Day Christ Died, The (Bishop), 302
Dead Man Walking (Prejean), 117
Death: fear of, 67; openness to God, 79–80
De Brébeuf, St. Jean, 25
De Caussade, Jean-Pierre, S.J., 95, 284, 285
Decision making, 1, 27, 305–38; advice in The Constitutions, 22; author Martin’s bad decision, 330–32; “best self” clarification, 324–25; changing paths, 310–11; choosing between desires, 225; commitment and, 311; confirmation as “rightness of our choice,” 320–21, 347; deathbed clarification, 324, 346; detachment and, 9–10; discernment, 48, 62, 305, 326–37; drawbacks of good decisions, 337–38; emotions and, 322; experience and, 337; feeling downcast after, 311–12; First Method, six steps, 319–20, 322–23; First Time (clear and unmistakable choice), 313–15; God’s help in, 305, 308; between “goods,” 311; Ignatian spirituality and, 9–10; Ignatius gets a haircut and, 307–12; Ignatius’s practical techniques, 306–38; indifference and, 306–7, 311, 319, 322, 323, 365; Last Judgment clarification, 324, 346; meditation and, 316–20; no changes during time of desolation, 330–32; “pointer of a balance” image, 307; “pushes” and “pulls,” 329; “reflection-action-reflection,” 322, 365; Second Method (imagination), 317–18, 323–25, 346; Second Time (less clear), 315–18; spiritual consolation and desolation as central to, 308–9, 316, 320; Third Time (no obvious choice), 318–25; the “three times,” 313–25; three ways the “enemy” works, 332–36; of vocation, 343–47; what is “of God” and what is “not of God,” 326–29. See also Career; Discernment
De Guibert, Joseph, S.J., 2–3
De Jaer, André, S.J., 22, 188
Delp, Alfred, S.J., 290, 374
De Mello, Anthony, S.J., 40, 81, 89, 91, 136, 177–78, 384, 388; parable of “The Little Fish,” 102; parable of “The Diamond,” 177–78
De Polanco, Juan, S.J., 191, 196
De Sales, St. Francis, 258
Descartes, René, 135
Desire, 57–85; analogy of stream, 344–45; arising in prayer, 133; author Martin and, 59–62, 71–72, 75; clarity and, 75; common longings, 66–69; as communication from God, 61, 67, 75; competing, choosing between, 225; distinguishing between deep and shallow, 343; dreams of the heart, 344, 369–71; exaltation or happiness and, 72–74, 75; experiences of the desire for God, 63–80; feelings of incompletion and, 64–66; finding your vocation and, 339–88; to follow God, 76–77; for friendship, 265; the God who seeks and, 80–81; for holiness, 77–78; holy, 59, 61, 133; Jesus and Bartimaeus and, 57–58; Margaret Silf on, 60, 63; material wants, 58; “Outside-In” or “Inside-Out” approach, 63; praying for what you desire, 343; sexual, 58, 125–26; uncommon longings, 69–72; vocation and, 342–47; vulnerability and, 78–80
Detachment, 9–10, 121, 391, 392; from “drive to acquire,” 183; friendship and relationships, 243–46, 253; indifference and decision making, 306–7, 365; love and, 223; second degree of humility and, 207; of St. Ignatius Loyola, 18; in work environment, 360
Discerning Heart, The (Conroy), 262
Discernment, 48, 62, 305–38; individual, 268, 269; joke about, 317; Lonsdale on, 309, 316; obedience and, 272; “of spirits,” 189, 278, 326–29, 332–37; rules for, 326–37; spiritual
consolation and desolation as central to, 308–9; “the drop of water,” 327–29; your desires and God’s desires for you, 279, 308, 316, 320, 338. See also Decision making
Discernment of Spirits, The (Gallagher), 189, 326
Disordered affections, 9, 180; defined, 10
Dissatisfaction or incompletion, 64–66
Doherty, Robert, S.J., 268, 272
Donovan, David, S.J., 5–7, 383; on falling in love, 224; God meets you where you are, 81, 143–45; God of Surprises, 49; God’s love for you, 385; God’s use of Ignatius’s pride, 12; on humility, 258; on lectio divina, 155; mother of, and praying the Rosary, 170; on prayer, 96, 114, 115, 140, 146, 151, 181, 328; “shoulding all over yourself,” 329; “you can’t put part of your life in a box,” 6–7, 27, 301, 334, 351
Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 230
“Downward Mobility” (Brackley), 183, 203
Draw Me into Your Friendship (Fleming), 207
Drinan, Robert, S.J., 273–74
Dulles, Avery Cardinal, S.J., 86–87, 234
Duty of Delight, The (Day), 96, 170
Dyckman, Katherine, 58
Easterbrook, Gregg, 182
Education: early work in, 24; famous people educated by Jesuits, 4, 17, 390; Jesuit colleges and schools, 4
Egan, Harvey, S.J., 162, 163
Elijah, 133
Emotions: arising in prayer, 132, 152, 168, 301–2; clarity and, 75; decision making and, 322; exaltation or happiness, 72–74, 75; fear, nearness of God and, 68–69; feelings about God, 110; gift of tears, 302; hearing God’s voice in prayer and, 130; incompletion and dissatisfaction, 64–69; intense, as communication with God, 53–56, 67; as spiritual experience, 67–68
English, John J., S.J., 151, 336
Ethics, 359–62
Examen, 87–97, 343; for agnostics and atheists, 101; awareness of God in the present and, 356; for busy people, 349–50; closing prayer, 95; Dorothy Day on, 96; to examine your life, 100; final step, asking for grace of God’s help, 95; first step, gratitude, 88–89; in five steps, 97; fourth step, forgiveness, 95; grace and, 96–97; gratitude and, 264, 385; to help you find God in everything, 391; preparation for, 88; second step, “know my sins,” 89–91; seeing God in retrospect, 97–100; as spiritual lifesaver, 349–50; St. Francis Xavier on, 90; third step, a review of your day, 91–95; using, variations for individuals, 95–97
Exiles (Hansen), 376
Exodus: 4:11–12, 118; 20:21, 162; 33:19–20, 98; 34:5, 162
Eyes to See, Ears to Hear (Lonsdale), 309, 345
Failure, 374–77
Faith: analogy of garden, 32; not just a question of you and God, 46–47; one pitfall of, 32; Path of Belief and, 30–32; Path of Return and, 36–39
“Faith sharing,” 254–58
Favre, Peter, S.J., 82, 89, 214, 236, 237, 238–39, 240, 245, 306, 355; as the “Second Jesuit,” 239
Fear: of change, 136; of death, 67; mysterium tremendum et fascinans, 69; of nearness to God, 68–69; resistance during prayer and, 161–62
Fermor, Patrick Leigh, 345
Finding Grace at the Center (Pennington, Keating, and Clarke), 165, 166
Fink, Peter, S.J., 95
First Jesuits, The (O’Malley), 20, 24, 186, 213, 239, 250, 270
Flaubert, Gustave, 83, 100
Flaubert’s Parrot (Barnes), 67, 83
Fleming, David, S.J., 88, 146, 207, 209, 263, 296, 297, 309, 316, 318, 369
Following Christ in a Consumer Society (Kavanaugh), 182
Forgiveness, 229–30, 259, 312
Franciscans, 3, 15, 24
Francis of Assisi, St., 3, 17, 44, 45, 186, 196, 217
Freedom, 121, 391, 392; admitting your own powerlessness and, 259; chastity and, 220–21, 270; friendship and, 243–46, 261; indifference and, 306; love and, 223, 229; obedience and, 270; simple life and, 203; spiritual poverty and, 211; voluntary poverty and, 270. See also Detachment
Freeing Celibacy (Cozzens), 216
Free will, 127
“Friendship in Jesuit Life” (Shelton), 241, 243
Friendship and relationships, 27, 230, 231–65; barriers to healthy, 246–48; being honest, 122–26; changing and, 134–39; chaste love and, 230; communication and, 252; communication with God and, 243, 254, 331; danger of exclusivity, 262; “faith sharing,” 254–58; forgiveness and, 259; freedom and, 243–46; with God, 115–42; gratitude and, 263–65; healthy, elements of, 259–63; humility and, 258–59; impairing relationships, 248; Jesuits and, 231–34; with Jesus, 108–10; learning, 116–21; listening and, 126–29; maintaining difficult, 248–50; married couples and, 247; openness of heart and, 236; Presupposition, 234–36, 249, 256; silence and, 139; spending time, 116; suffering and poverty, analogy of, 208; union of hearts and minds, 251–54
Fülöp-Miller, René, 367
Gallagher, Timothy, O.M.V, 189, 326
Ganss, George E., S.J., 306–7
Garvin, Mary, 58
Genovesi, Vincent J., S.J., 216
Gilead (Robinson), 77–78
God, 173; as Almighty Artisan, 383; anger at, 123–24; asking God for help, 103–5, 124; awe and, 71; beauty as passage to, 74; as beyond comprehension (unknowable), 162, 163; clarity as communication from, 75, 130; communication through imagination, 146–50; communication with, 12, 49, 53–56, 67, 83–85, 110, 114, 120, 128–29, 130–34, 145–73, 243, 331 (see also Prayer); conscience as voice of God, 166; constancy of, 142; decision making and, 306–7, 316–17, 320, 338 (see also Discernment); desire as communication from, 61, 316; desire for, recognizing, 63–80; easier to see in retrospect, 97–100; the examen and finding God, 87–97; experienced in the natural world, 163; faith community and, 49; feminine imagery of, 137–38; finding around you, 351–55; finding by noticing, 86–87; finding and letting God find you, 86–102; finding in all things, 5–7, 27, 50–51, 99–100, 116, 281, 304, 350, 391–92; friendship as communication from, 243, 254; friendship with, 115–42; goal of following, 295; as goal of Ignatian spirituality, 393–97; God of Surprises, 49–50, 61, 138, 153; God the Far-Away One, 43, 49; the God who seeks, 80–81; gratitude, peace, joy, and, 56; as the Great Problem Solver, 37, 38, 39, 103, 137; hearing God’s voice, 127–28, 130–34, 317, 356; Holy Spirit, discernment, and decision making, 309; human connection to, 79–80; as incomprehensible, 9, 286; inner emptiness as the “God-shaped hole,” 65–66; intentional time with, 116; knowing, 9; learning about, 116–21; listening for, 126–29; lives of holy men and women and, 120; magis and, 369–71; nearness of, 392–93; obedience to, 267, 271, 279–85, 304; paths to God, 28; “pocket-size God,” 41; the poor and brokenhearted and, 199–201; relationship with, 81–85, 110, 113, 115–42, 253, 276, 392–94; reliance on, in the working world, 378; Scripture and, 117–18; search for, and simple things, 68; signs of presence and activity, 391; silence and, 139–41; six paths to seeking, 29–44, 138; suffering and, 38, 39, 54, 285–92, 391; as transcendent and incarnational, 8–9; Two Standards meditation and, 188–90; where to look for, 82; willingness to trust in God’s providence, 364; will of, 207, 279–85. See also God’s love
God, I Have Issues (Thibodeaux), 126
God and You: Prayer as a Personal Relationship (Barry), 115
God of Surprises (Hughes), 136
God’s love, 128, 142; chastity and, 222; Contemplation to Attain Divine Love, 395–96; experiencing, 1, 20; God meets you where you are, 81–85, 378–81, 384; “loved sinner,” 76; parable of the Prodigal son, 91; as personal, 385
God’s Mechanics (Consolmagno), 137
God’s Soldiers: Adventure, Politics, Intrigue, and Power—A History of the Jesuits (Wright), 4
Gonzaga, St. Aloysius (Luigi), 159, 197, 214
Gonzalez, Roque, S.J., 370
Goupil, René, 296–97
Grace, 54, 62, 82, 86, 88, 89, 91, 95, 96–97, 113, 164, 186, 241, 282, 288, 301, 307, 384, 385, 397
Gratitude, 20, 55, 66, 70, 76, 88–89, 124, 395; friendship and relationships and,
263–65; Ignatius Loyola on occasions for, 88–89; self-acceptance and, 385
Greeley, Andrew, 32–34
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer (Burrows), 69
Guilt, 89–90, 91, 202, 229
Habits of the Heart (Bellah), 47
“Hail Mary,” 143–44, 169
Hansen, Ron, 49–50
Harrington, Daniel J., S.J., 117–18, 156, 286
Harry Potter series (Rowling), 189
Haughey, John, S.J., 373
Healthy life, 357–58
Hebrews: 4:15, 292
Hecker, Isaac, 48
Heroic Leadership (Lowney), 341, 364
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 44, 71, 286
History of the Society of Jesus, A (Bangert), 249, 366, 370–71
Hitchcock, Alfred, 4
Honesty: chastity and, 223; in feelings, 318; in friendships and relationships, 215, 216, 254, 260; Ignatius and, 251; in prayer, 122–26; in the work world, 360
Hopkins, Gerard Manley, S.J., 73, 124–25, 269, 325, 376–77, 381–82
How Can I Find God? (Martin, ed.), 97–98, 117
Hughes, Gerard W., S.J., 49, 136
Humility: friendship and relationships and, 258–59; Jesuit joke, 208; poverty of the spirit as, 206–7; religion and, 48; sin and, 90; three degrees of, 207–8, 295, 361
Humor, 121, 210, 263
Identity: acceptance of self, 378–81; becoming oneself, 385–88; compare and despair/individuality, 381–85; finding true self, 378–88; poem, 381–82
Ignatian spirituality, 51; as available to everyone, 1–2, 28, 44, 392; being spiritual and religious, 44–50; career or vocation and, 339–88; charism (founding spirit), 3–4; chastity and, 174, 175, 176, 213–30; choosing the more difficult path and, 295; communication with God and, 110; compassion and, 298; contemplatives in action, 7–8, 15, 350, 389–97; decision making and, 305–38; desire and, 57–85; discernment and, 305–38; “discernment of spirits,” 189, 332–36; experts in, 25; finding God in all things, 5–7, 27, 50–51, 99–100, 116, 281, 304, 350, 351, 390, 391; four simple ways of understanding, 5–11; freedom and detachment and, 1, 9–10, 391; friendship and relationships, 231–65; God as goal of, 393–97; gratitude and, 263–65; helping souls, 263, 361; Ignatian contemplation, 145–55; as an incarnational spirituality, 8–9, 390–92; “living rules,” 25, 194; on love, friendship, and human relationships, 234–65; meditation on life of Christ, 292–93; obedience and, 174, 175, 176, 266–85, 297, 304; poverty and, 174, 175, 176, 177–212; prayer traditions, 143–73 (see also Prayer); questions proper to, 7; “reflection-action-reflection,” 322, 365; resources for understanding, 19–25; riches to honors to pride and, 188–92, 294, 361; simple life, 7, 22, 136, 174–212, 238, 279; six paths to seeking God, 29–44; The Spiritual Exercises and, 21 (see also Spiritual Exercises, The); a spirituality of work, 347–63; on suffering, 285–98; summary of, 392; Two Standards and, 188–90, 207, 294–95; the way of Ignatius, 25–28; ways the “enemy” or “worst self” works in our lives, 332–36; what a spirituality is, 2