{"product_id":"finding-peace-here-and-now-how-ignatian-spirituality-leads-us-to-healing-and-wholeness-paperback","title":"Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric A. Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA road map for finding inner peace and bringing peace to others\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, everyone is looking for peace. But too often we look in all the wrong places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinding Peace Here and Now\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning Catholic author Eric A. Clayton shows you that peace starts from within. By looking inside yourself, you can discover and embrace who you are meant to be in God. Using Saint Ignatius of Loyola as a guide, Clayton offers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● stories from the Ignatian tradition\u003cbr\u003e● meditations on God's unique dream for you\u003cbr\u003e● spiritual reflections to help you experience peace\u003cbr\u003e● practical tools for becoming who you want to be\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese resources will lead you along a path of inner peace, which you can then extend outward to bring peace to others and challenging situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will resonate with those who are familiar with the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises as well as those learning about them for the first time. In the end, you'll learn how to navigate your own journey to inner peace and a love of self while discovering how this journey is tied to better loving and serving neighbors and working for global justice--all for the greater glory of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimeless Wisdom for Finding Inner Peace and Navigating Life's Challenges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, everyone is looking for peace. But too often we look in all the wrong places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinding Peace Here and Now\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Eric A. Clayton shows us that we should be looking inside ourselves. Peace starts within by discovering and embracing who we are meant to be in God. Using Saint Ignatius of Loyola as a guide, Clayton offers stories, meditations, spiritual reflections, and practical tools to lead us along a path of inner peace and societal transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Speaking to everything from inner calm to social justice, Clayton's book offers practical tools for any peace seeker in a quest that touches all aspects of our lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJames Martin, SJ\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are overwhelmed by the suffering and complexity in the world, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethis book offers inspiration and tools to turn our desire for peace into reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBecky Eldredge\u003c\/b\u003e, Ignatian-trained spiritual director, award-winning author, and founder of Ignatian Ministries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The gifts of Ignatian spirituality--discernment, integration, self-examination, justice--are in short supply in the church today. Now more than ever, we need teachers who can cast a vision for a maturing Christian faith. Clayton is one of those teachers. This book is both salve and sword.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eShannon K. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mystics Would Like a Word: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSix Women Who Met God and Found a Spirituality for Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFinding Peace Here and Now \u003c\/i\u003eis the book our world (and your spirit) needs now!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSister Colleen Gibson, SSJ\u003c\/b\u003e, pastoral associate and cohost of the \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Habit\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric A. Clayton \u003c\/b\u003e(MA, American University) is an award-winning writer, speaker, and storyteller whose books include \u003ci\u003eMy Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Your Faith. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is deputy director for communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, where he hosts \u003ci\u003eAMDG: A Jesuit Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e and writes \u003ci\u003eNow Discern This\u003c\/i\u003e, a weekly column on Ignatian spirituality. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIgnatianSpirituality.com\u003c\/i\u003e, and more, and he received the 2025 Writer's Award in Spirituality from the Loyola Institute for Spirituality. Clayton lives outside Baltimore, Maryland. Visit his website at ericclaytonwrites.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646043308253,"sku":"9781587436574","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tV8V-QCIF09781587436574.webp?v=1773858584","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/finding-peace-here-and-now-how-ignatian-spirituality-leads-us-to-healing-and-wholeness-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}