A review by heidihaverkamp
The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life by James Martin

4.0

After being immersed in Benedictine spirituality for a long time, I wanted to break out and read something from another religious order's theology. James Martin, S.J., is funny, self-revealing, and a delight to read. A Benedictine book hasn't make me *laugh out loud* like Martin did since Kathleen Norris, like twenty years ago. I especially appreciate the structured, yet intuitive, approach to discernment and decision-making that Jesuits have, and will be revisiting it. I've never been able to get into the examen or felt drawn to do a 30-day retreat or the Exercises, but I still really value the tradition. Great stuff here on prayer, suffering, risk, and just the sacredness of ordinary life.