The Spiritual Exercises Author:St. Ignatius of Loyola Setting forth the great fundamental laws of God's relations with man and of man's account with God. The vitality and power of "The Spiritual Exercises" stems from the fact that they are the spirtual record of St. Ignatius' own experience during his retreat at Manresa. Those who read this book with the view of exercising the soul and its princi... more »pal powers, that is, the understanding and the will, will surely find in it the plan of a truly Christian life.« less