Recommended Reading List for the Company of Jesus

Intro

•                     Chasing Francis Cron

•                     How the Irish Saved Civilization Cahill

•                      Monk Habits for Everyday People Okholm and Norris

•                     The Lessons of St. Francis Talbot

 Celtic Studies

•                     An Ecclesiastical History of the English People  Bede

•                     Isle of the Saints Bitel

•                     Celtic Christian Communities Bradley

•                      ____ The Celtic Way

•                      ____ Following the Celtic Way: a New Assessment of Celtic Christianity

•                     Carmina Gaedelica Carmichael

•                     The Stowe Missal Chisholm

•                     Celtic Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality)  Davies and O’Laughlin

•                     The Celtic Way of Prayer  de  Waal

•                      ____ Every Earthly Blessing

•                     Celtic Christianity: a Sacred Tradition, a Vision of Hope Joyce

•                     Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings Annotated and Explained  Newell

•                     Journeys with Celtic Christians Newman

•                     Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings  Northumbria Community

•                     Celtic Monk: Rules and Writings (Cistercian Studies)  O’Maidan

•                     A Celtic Primer O’Malley

•                     The Celtic World Paxton (The Great Courses)

•                     The Wisdom of the Celtic Saints  Sellner

•                     A Pilgrim Way: New Celtic Monasticism for Everyday People  Simpson

•                      ____ Celtic Blessings

•                      ____ Exploring Celtic Spirituality

•                     Celtic Spirituality Woods (audio)

Related Monastic Studies

Benedictine

•                     Wisdom from the Monastery Barry et al

•                     Heart Whisperers: Benedictine Wisdom for Today. Canham

•                     A Guide to Living in the Truth: Saint Benedicts Teaching on Humility. Casey

•                     ____ Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina.

•                     The Monastery of the Heart. Chittister

•                     ____ The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century.

•                     ____ Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today.

•                      The Rule of the Master. Cistercian Publications

•                     The Practice of the Rule. Colin

•                     The Gift of Simplicity. D’Avila-Latourrette

•                     The Rule of for Beginners: Spirituality for Daily Life Derkse

•                     Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict de Waal

•                     ____ Living with Contradiction: An Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality.

•                     ____ A Life-giving Way: A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict.

•                     The Rule of Saint Benedict: A Doctrinal and Spiritual Commentary. de Voque

•                     The Oblate Life. Holdaway

•                     The Benedictine Handbook. Liturgical Press

•                     True Self- False Self: Unmasking the Spirit Within. Pennington

•                     Ancient Paths: Discover Christian Formation the Benedictine Way. Robinson

•                     How to be a Monastic and not Leave Your Day Job: An Invitation to Oblate Life. Tvedten

•                     Humility Rules: Saint Benedict’s 12-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem. Wetta

Franciscan

•                     The Franciscan Journey Bach

•                     Francis: the journey and the dream Bodo

• ____ The Three-fold Way of Saint Francis

• ____ The Way of Francis

•                     The Cross was Their Book Cirino

•                     A Franciscan View of Creation Delio

•     ____ Compassion: Living in the spirit of St. Francis

•     ____ Franciscan Prayer

•                     To Live as Francis Lives Foley, et al.

•                     Francis of Assisi and His World Galli

•                     God’s Fool: the Life and Times of Francis of Assisi Green

•                     Francis of Assisi: a Revolutionary Life House

•                     Saint Francis Kazantzakis

•                     Francis and His Brothers Monti

•                     Saint Francis of Assisi Moorman

•                     Poverty and Joy Short

•                     The Reluctant Saint Spoto

•                     Reflections on St. Francis Talbot

•                     The Little Flowers: the Life of St. Francis Ugolino & Bonaventure

Ignatian

•                     The Discerning Heart Cannon & Wilkie

•                     Spiritual Freedom English

•                     Discerning the Will of God Gallagher

•                     ____ An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer

•                     ____ Spiritual Consolation

•                     ____ The Examen Prayer

•                     ____ The Discernment of Spirits

•                     The Ignatian Workout Muldoon

•                     An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality Silf

•                     Spirituality for Everyday Living Taylor

•                     The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola Tetlow

•                     ____ Always Discerning

•                     Reimagining the Ignatian Examen Thibodeaux

•                     ____ God’s Voice Within

•                     An Ignatian Spirituality Reader Traub

General Studies

•                     Writing the Sacred Journey Andrew

•                     The Cloud of Unknowing (The Classics of Western Spirituality) Anonymous

•                     Soulful Spirituality Benner

•                     Journaling as a Spiritual Practice Cepero

•                     The Little Oratory : a beginner’s guide to praying in the home Clayton & Lawler

•                     Humility of the Heart da Bergmo

•                     Celebration of Discipline:  the Path to Spiritual Growth Foster

•                     ____ Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home

•                     ____ Sanctuary of the Soul

•                     Desert Christians: an Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism Harmeless

•                     Pillars of Community Kardong

•                     Experiencing God Leech

•                     ____ True Prayer

•                     Crafting a Rule of Life: An Invitation to the Well-Ordered Way. Macchia

•                     The Illuminated Heart Matthewes-Green

•                     In the Spirit of Happiness Monks of New Skete

•                     Illuminating the Way Paintner

•                     Spiritual Journaling Peace

•                     Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places Peterson

•                     Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines Renovare

•                     Lectio Divina: the medieval experience Robertson

•                     The Desert Movement Ryrie

•                     Wisdom from the Monastery Seewald

•                     Finding the Monk Within Sellner

•                     A Spiritual Formation Workbook Smith & Graybeal

•                     The Art of Purifying the Heart Spidlik

•                     English Spirituality Thornton

•                     The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Ward

•                     The Spirit of the Disciplines Willard

•                     The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers Paraclete Press

Spiritual Direction

•                     Spiritual Friendship Aelred of Rievaulx

•                     Inner Way Allen

•                     Anglican Spiritual Direction Ball

•                     A Friendship Like No Other Barry

•                     ____ Finding God in All Things

•                     ____ Spiritual Direction and the Encounter with God

•                     ____ The Practice of Spiritual Direction

•                     Soul Mending Chryssavgis

•                     Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church Demacopoulos

•                     A Handbook for Spiritual Directors Gallagher

•                     Practical Spirituality Iskander

•                     Soul Making Jones

•                     Companions on the Inner Way Kelsey

•                     Making Confession, Hearing Confession: a History of the Cure of Souls Kidder

•                     SOUL Friend Leech

•                     Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls Moon & Benner

•                     The Way of Spiritual Direction Nemeck & Coombs

•                     Stories of the Celtic Soul Friend Newell

•                     Kything: the Art of Spiritual Presence Savary & Berne

•                     Trustworthy Connections Silver

•                     A Guide for Soul Friends Simpson

•                     Spiritual Direction Thornton

•                     Helping Others on the Journey Wardle