The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

What is the effect of Martin’s inclusion of his own spiritual journey in this book?

St. Ignatius of Loyola created the Spiritual Exercises in the 16th century. Based on your reading of A Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, how is Ignatian spirituality still relevant today?

What myths about the Catholic Church is Fr. Martin trying to “bust” throughout this text?

What is the relationship between spiritualty and work as Martin describes it in this text?

How does Martin apply the three vows a Jesuit takes to the lives of the laity?

Choose a saint or religious person mentioned in this book, such as St. Francis Xavier, Dorothy Day, or Thomas Merton, and write a short biographical essay that discusses how they incorporated Ignatian spirituality into their lives.

Compare and contrast Ignatian spirituality with that found in another Catholic order (such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, etc.) or with another Christian tradition, such as Eastern Orthodox or Protestant spirituality.

Describe the process from desire to vocation through discernment that Martin examines in this book.