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This is a special discounted price for a bundle of these two programs:

A Jesuit Retreat with Rev. Howard Gray, S.J.

by Rev. Howard Gray, S.J., Ph.D.

and

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola

by Fr. Brian Mcdermott, S.J., Dr. Theol.

With this order you will receive, free of charge, a detailed Electronic Study Guide for each program. With your confirmation email, you will receive a link that will take you to these Electronic Study Guides, which include outlines for each topic, review questions and suggested readings for further study. The link to access these Electronic Study Guides will also be included on the case of your CDs or DVDs. You are allowed to print up to 7 copies of each guide. Simply click on the link, or type it into your browser, to access the file.

About Your Presenter

Fr. Brian McDermott, S.J. is a Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus. He is currently the Rector of the Jesuit Community of Loyola University Maryland, Research Professor in the Department of Theology and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Pastoral Counseling. He received his doctorate in systematic theology from the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in 1973. From 1973 to 2000, he was a member of the faculty of Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass., serving as academic dean for eight of those years. Fr. McDermott is the author of two books, What are They Saying About the Grace of Christ? and Word Become Flesh: Dimensions of Christology as well as numerous articles and reviews.

About Your Presenter

Howard Gray, S.J., is presently the Assistant to the President for Special Projects at Georgetown University. Prior to this position, he has served in a number of leadership positions within the Jesuit community, including Provincial Superior, Formation Director, Tertian Director and Rector of university and formation houses. He has lectured nationally and internationally on Ignatian spirituality. His has written extensively on Ignatian spirituality, ministry and the apostolic mission of Jesuit high school and universities. He is a well-known director of Ignatian retreats in the USA, East Africa and East Asia. He earned a bachelor's degree in English and classics, a licentiate in philosophy and a licentiate in sacred theology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a doctorate in English from the University of Wisconsin.Fr. Gray has received five honorary degrees, the Georgetown Bi-Centennial Medal, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Award and the Xavier University's Leadership Medallion. He served as the Vice President of the Major Superiors of Men from 1985-1988 and on the Papal Visitation of Seminaries in the U.S. from 1981-1987.

Topic Titles

• A Guided Pilgrimage to God
• God’s Abiding Love for Me
• Confronting the Wounded Reality of our World
• To Become People of Mercy
• The Call of Christ
• The Hidden Years of Jesus
• Making Christ-like Choices
• The Mission of Jesus: To Be with People
• Hospitality the Way Jesus Ministered
• The Last Days of Jesus
• The Resurrection as a Ministry, Not a Spectacle
• Finding God in All Things

• Ignatius and the Exercises
• The Structure of the Exercises
• Introductory Guidelines
• Preparatory Days and the Principle and Foundation
• The First Week I: God Reveals and Heals My Brokenness
• The First Week II: Contemporary Perspectives on Grace and Sin
• The Second Week I: From Gratitude to Discipleship
• The Second Week II: Contemplating Jesus, Fully Human and Fully Rooted in the Father
• The Second Week III: Special Meditations in Service of a Deeper Belonging St. Ignatius' Guidelines for Discernment of Spirits
• St. Ignatius' Guidelines for Christian Decision-Making
• The Third Week I: Remaining Faithful to Jesus in His Passion
• The Third Week II: Contemporary Perspectives on Jesus' Passion and Death
• Holy Saturday and Beyond
• The Fourth Week: Joy with Jesus in His Rejoicing
• The Contemplation to Attain Love
• Living Faithfully in the Community Called Church
• Ignatian Tensions in Living the Christian Life.