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    Blood and Ink
    (2014) Robert Lassalle-Klein; Jon Sobrino
    Blood and Ink is the story of the martyrs of the University of Central America “José Simeón Cañas” of San Salvador (UCA) interpreted as a sign of the mysterious presence of God in human history. In Robert Lassalle-Klein’s telling, God has visited El Salvador in the UCA martyrs, Monseñor Romero, and various other martyrs. The memory of the UCA martyrs finally confronts the American reader with God’s appearance there. This is a complex story whose point of departure is the historical reality of ElSalvador, which includes Washington’s military intervention in Central America, the role of the church in Latin America, the theology of liberation, and the Society of Jesus. As the reader delves into this rich historical material, he or she discovers why the UCA martyrs were killed and what they died for. This is the story of six Jesuits and two Salvadoran women, mother and daughter, told with respect and admiration, inspired by lives willingly dedicated to the liberation of a people. The fact that this occurred at a Jesuit university raises interesting questions. For how could a university, without ceasing to be what it is, be inserted at the historical crossroads of the Salvadoran people and, led by its commitment to justice, help to realize salvation in history? The spirituality of the Society of Jesus and the theology of Jon Sobrino and Ignacio Ellacuría offer answers to these questions. But going beyond these theoretical formulations, Lassalle-Klein emphasizes the encounter of these six Jesuits with the suffering of the Salvadoran people and with the Risen One. These encounters, which in reality comprise a single encounter with the crucified people of El Salvador, marked the lives and thought of these Jesuits. This is not a depressing story, however, for beyond the tragedy the reader perceives the hope of the resurrection of the Christ of God, which alone provides a nonillusory meaning to history. In the end, then, the question arises as to whether the follower of Jesus today is not also called to help take down from their crosses the crucified peoples of history.
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    Selected letters of St. Ignatius of Loyola
    (1514) by Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J.
    Much of Saint Ignatius Loyola's spiritual teaching is found in his letters, and these have al- ways been regarded by Jesuits as an important source of their spirituality. Among Ignatius' many letters, those written to his fellow Jesuits have always had a special place, for in these the Jesuit of today not only finds Ignatius' teaching on the spiritual life, but he also meets Ignatius the man, ex pressing his affection for and interest in those to whom he wrote. None of Ignatius' other writings so ably exhibits the love he bore in his heart for those who chose to walk with him along the path to- ward Christ than do these letters. This present collection contains fifty letters and instructions written to Jesuits. The reader will find included the ever-famous letters on perfection, obedience, and experiencing the effects of pov- erty. In fact, these are more than letters, they are short treatises on these very subjects. Also in- cluded are Ignatius' instructions on how to deal with others, written when the early Jesuits were leaving Rome as papal legates for Ireland, or as papal theologians to attend the Council of Trent, or when they were on their way to establish the Society in Germany. There are also personal letters encouraging his correspondents, exhorting them to care for their health and moderate their pen- ances, or to view their illness as a gift from God. There are likewise letters of reproof, and though Ignatius writes as Father General, he at the same time writes as a father to a son. While correcting his child, he intimates that this correction flows from paternal love.
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    The spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola
    (North American Christians in Social Work, 2011) Dorothea Epple, Ph.D.
    St. Ignatius of Loyola is best known for his Spiritual Exercises and the founding of the Society of Jesus in 1540, better known today as the Jesuit order. This practical workshop will present an overview of the “Exercises” and the key elements of Ignatian Spirituality to deepen our spiritual lives by finding God in all things. The Spiritual Exercises are a four week retreat, meditating on the life of Jesus. St. Ignatius exercises pay special attention to God’s work in our lives, our experiences, our imagination and our feelings leading to contemplative prayer, discernment, disciplined reflection on God’s work in the world and dynamic involvement in service. Ignatian spirituality is about being a contemplative in action, an ideal for the faith of the social worker.