Jesuit News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Intended Specially for Priests and Candidates for the Priesthood
H. Noldin Sj
Today is the feast of St. Claude de la Colombière, SJ. He was the confessor of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, and together they advanced the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. https://t.co/1xuQBMUUCE https://t.co/NJybAYDj8d
Paperback, 2015
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice
Jessica Hooten Wilson
On the new #AMDG pod, our guest Dr. @HootenWilson, visiting scholar at @Pepperdine & author of the new book “Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice,” challenges us to look at all our reading through the lens of spirituality. 🎧 https://t.co/yEKoxQwyfF https://t.co/zlIbCplNsw
Hardcover, 2023
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Smith: A Tragic Farce and Scaramouch in Naxos: A Pantomime
John Davidson
Four Jesuits at @BostonCollege marked anniversaries this year and were celebrated at a Mass last month: Jesuit Fathers Gustavo Morello (25 years a priest), Michael Davidson (25 years a Jesuit), John Siberski (25 years a Jesuit) and Walter Smith (60 years a Jesuit). #AMDG https://t.co/E7mx7mKwTt
Paperback, 2016
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Church: Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women
Phyllis Zagano
On the new #AMDG pod, @PhyllisZagano, a leading scholar on the past and present of women’s leadership in the Catholic Church, discusses her book “Just Church: Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women” and ways the church might better empower women. https://t.co/OaaXYMneSs https://t.co/gFZgUZLSit
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jesuits!
Paul Féval
The inspiring lives of #Jesuit saints and blesseds come to life in a new book from the Institute of Jesuit Sources, which includes over 70 biographies of Jesuits. https://t.co/DB9dfJq4Ei https://t.co/usra6GK2Gz
Hardcover, 2016
$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Abundant Life
M. Smith
Fr. Walter Smith, SJ’s new book “Faith, Food, & Friendship: Reflections and Recipes from a #Jesuit’s Abundant Life” is a memoir and a cookbook. Fr. Smith, a professor at @bcstm, is an accomplished cook. https://t.co/gor89F03my https://t.co/sArTXxDrzN
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Spiritual Exercises: A Transformative Journey Towards Divine Intimacy and Spiritual Growth
Saint Ignatius Of Loyola
This rare first edition of the Spiritual Exercises at @LoyolaChicago was published in Latin in 1548 as “Exercitia Spiritvalia” — translated from the original Spiritual Exercises written by St. Ignatius. #WorldBookDay https://t.co/3y59fgYLdc
Paperback, 2023
$9.24$4.62 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?: . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box at the Vatican Observatory
Guy Consolmagno
Missed last night's #Jesuit Book Club Zoom event? Watch the recording in which Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, of the @VaticanObserv, discusses his book "Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?" with hosts @mikelaskey and @nickripatrazone. @specolations https://t.co/iMfeW6tNHg
Paperback, 2018
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waking up with "Purpose"
Jayme L. Hill
At age 103, Sister Jean, @LoyolaChicago's basketball chaplain, has published her memoir, "Waking Up With a Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years," a reflection on life, prayer and basketball. https://t.co/QL6HxJOjK4
Paperback, 2021
$12.49$6.24 + Free shipping50% off your first book
People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury
Susan Bigelow Reynolds
On the new #AMDG pod, @SusanBReynolds1 discusses her new book “People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury,” which combines memoir, theology and ethnography in a fascinating yet accessible way. Listen: https://t.co/lAqXtedV65 https://t.co/eCqeiU69IR
Paperback, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book