The literature on Ignatian spirituality is vast. Sources I have drawn on or quoted are cited in the Endnotes. Rather than a comprehensive bibliography, I offer the following suggestions that may be of particular interest to the aging.
David L. Fleming, SJ, What Is Ignatian Spirituality? (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2008).
James Martin, SJ, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life (New York: HarperCollins, 2010).
Jim Manney, A Simple Life-Changing Prayer: Discovering the Power of St. Ignatius Loyola’s Examen (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2011).
Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, Reimagining the Ignatian Examen: Fresh Ways to Pray from Your Day (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2015).
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Mestre, Pray with the Bible, Meditate with the Word: The Exciting World of Lectio Divina (Philadelphia: American Bible Society, 2011).
James Martin, SJ, Jesus: A Pilgrimage (New York: HarperCollins, 2014).
Henri J. M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (New York: Doubleday, 1994).
Geraldine Brooks, The Secret Chord (New York: Viking, 2016). (The story of King David, narrated by the prophet Nathan).
Taylor Caldwell, Dear and Glorious Physician (New York: Doubleday, 1959). (The story of St. Luke).
Taylor Caldwell, Great Lion of God (1970). (The story of St. Paul).
Anne Rice, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (New York: Ballantine Books, 2008). (The childhood of Jesus).
Ben Hur (1959).
Jesus of Nazareth (1977). (Franco Zeffirelli’s television miniseries, now available on DVD).
The Red Tent (2014). (Based on the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah).
The Young Messiah (2016). (Based on Anne Rice’s book Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt).
The full Exercises are not a book to be read but a set of guidelines for spiritual directors. Listed here are some offshoots and adaptations that may be of interest to those who are unable to make the substantial commitment of time and solitude required for the full Exercises.
“A 34-Week Retreat for Everyday Life” (guides for daily prayer and extensive resources, including help for groups; available in many languages as well as audio format): http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/cmo-retreat.html.
Andy Alexander, SJ, Maureen McCann Waldron, and Larry Gillick, SJ, Retreat in the Real World: Finding Intimacy with God Wherever You Are (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2009). (Paperback version of the Creighton University 34-Week Retreat).
“An Ignatian Prayer Adventure” (an eight-week adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises): http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-spiritual-exercises/an-ignatian-prayer-adventure/.
John E. Sassani and Mary Ann McLaughlin, Meeting Christ in Prayer (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2008). (An eight-week program designed for parish group use).
The translation of the Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola by Parmananda R. Divarkar, SJ, is an often-cited English version. Many other translations are available, with and without notes, e.g., James Brodrick, SJ, St. Ignatius Loyola, the Pilgrim Years, 1491–1538 (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1998); Pierre Emonet, SJ, Ignatius of Loyola: Legend and Reality, ed. Thomas M. McCoog, SJ, trans. Jerry Ryan (Philadelphia: St. Joseph’s University Press, 2016).