The Sacred Place website began in 1999 as a project by Jesuits in Ireland. They make content available every day at www.sacredspace.ie. Ave Maria Press started publishing the prayer book in a print version in 2005. This popular resource has sold more than 400,000 copies and has introduced many non-Catholics to the invaluable traditions of Lectio Divina (sacred reading) and the six-step method developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
In addition to readings from the Bible and commentary on them, there are short prayers and spiritual exercises to perform. A longer essay appears each week — “Something to think and pray about each day this week” — on subjects such as What Makes God Love Us? Suffering and Joy, Recognizing and Accepting Anger, Wanting to Forgive, the Joy of Freedom, Meeting God Within, Humility and Compassion, and Grace in Dying.
Book review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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