{"product_id":"the-daily-examen-journal-a-30-day-spiritual-retreat-9781944008574","title":"The Daily Examen Journal: A 30-Day Spiritual Retreat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If we do not know what happens in our heart ... we are like 'animals that understand nothing, ' that move along through instinct (cf. Jude 1:10). But we are not animals, we are children of God, baptized with the gift of the Holy Spirit. For this reason, it is important to understand what has happened each day in my heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Pope Francis, encouraging the practice of a daily examen (morning meditation for September 4, 2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of his life, St. Ignatius of Loyola could say of himself, \"Whenever he wished, at whatever hour, he could find God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sensitivity to God's presence didn't just happen. Instead, it was the fruit of his daily practice of prayerfully examining his thoughts, feelings, words, and actions under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Fortunately for the rest of us, St. Ignatius taught this method of prayer to the members of the religious order he founded, the Society of Jesus (\"the Jesuits\"); he thought it was so important to their spiritual life, he required them to pray it twice a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the centuries, millions of ordinary Christians have made the Ignatian Examen--also known as the Daily Examen--a regular part of their prayer life. Like St. Ignatius and like Pope Francis, they have found it to be a powerful aid to spiritual growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Examen Journal: A 30-Day Spiritual Retreat\u003c\/em\u003e offers a way to practice the Ignatian Examen in a beautiful journal format. The practice of journaling the Examen has its roots with St. Ignatius himself; he kept a treasured notebook of his spiritual insights, and encouraged his Jesuits to keep a simple written record of their spiritual progress from day to day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Examen Journal\u003c\/em\u003e includes: \u003cbr\u003e - a thorough introduction to the spirit and practice of the Ignatian Examen;\u003cbr\u003e - 30 step-by-step guided journal entries;\u003cbr\u003e - a different inspirational prayer from the saints or the book of Psalms for each day's entry;\u003cbr\u003e - beautiful black-and-white hand-drawn art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Examen Journal\u003c\/em\u003e is a helpful aid to anyone who wants a more focused, guided experience of the Daily Examen...and, when it is finished, a written record of his or her spiritual journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gracewatch Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944008574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.28d","brand":"Jerry Windley-Daoust","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671926567068,"sku":"9781944008574","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_323e92ba-90b1-4fec-93a7-f2d74ac3b3a3.jpg?v=1603926557","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-daily-examen-journal-a-30-day-spiritual-retreat-9781944008574","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}