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Walking with Ignatius is a celebration of 500 years of the Society of Jesus, as seen through the eyes of its first Latin American Father General, Arturo Sosa. Comprised of interviews with Father General conducted over a period of two years by Dario Menor, Walking with Ignatius retraces the ‘inner tension’ – both personal and communal – that defines the quest for meaning over the ages: from the time when St Ignatius begged for alms to sustain his studies to a world transformed by globalisation. Menor’s questions reflect the spirit of the Ignatian practice of discernment: unafraid to ask questions and to face up to the challenges of the present, Menor and Sosa engage in a spiritual conversation that covers such topics as the life of Ignatius, the life story of Sosa, the challenge of the unsettling twenty-first century, and the future of the Church. With great care Sosa sifts through the past, present, and future of the Society of Jesus and of the Church. The reader is invited in the Ignatian spirit into a conversation about the future direction of the Church in which the question of being a Catholic is replaced with the question of how we become Catholics. Included is a section-by-section guide – complete with bible references, pointers for prayer, and tips for spiritual conversation – that encourages the reader to embark on a spiritual journey of their own. Intended for those within and outside the Ignatian family, Walking with Ignatius is both an exemplar of spiritual conversation in action and a response to Pope Francis’s call for Jesuits to bring the practice of discernment to the world. 

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'I challenge any reader who picks up this book not to be amazed and challenged by its contents... a life-giving and life-enhancing book, one of the best I have ever had the privilege to review' -- Denis Blackledge SJ * Catholic South West newspaper * '...grounds the celebration of the Jesuits' half-millennia in a contemporary context. Sosa explains the four 'Universal Apostolic Preferences'...that shape and focus a mission of reconciliation and justice that resonates with many today in a world transformed by individualism and division.' Irish News June 2021 -- William Scholes * Faith Matters, The Irish News * '...attractively presented and very readable...engaging and captivating...highly recommended...' The Furrow July 21 -- Tomas Surlis * The Furrow *

'I challenge any reader who picks up this book not to be amazed and challenged by its contents... a life-giving and life-enhancing book, one of the best I have ever had the privilege to review' -- Denis Blackledge SJ * Catholic South West newspaper * '...grounds the celebration of the Jesuits' half-millennia in a contemporary context. Sosa explains the four 'Universal Apostolic Preferences'...that shape and focus a mission of reconciliation and justice that resonates with many today in a world transformed by individualism and division.' Irish News June 2021 -- William Scholes * Faith Matters, The Irish News * '...attractively presented and very readable...engaging and captivating...highly recommended...' The Furrow July 21 -- Tomas Surlis * The Furrow * '...offers profound insights into the religious life and Ignatian spirituality...the structured approach is appealing as it turns each chapter into a moment of prayer.' * The Way *

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Father Arturo Sosa SJ was elected the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus in 2016. He leads the Society of Jesus, the largest religious order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church. 

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