The Examen Prayer moves methodically through the steps of the examen, providing countless helpful illustrations.  This book provides the same excellent pragmatic value that characterized Fr. Gallagher’s The Discernment of Spirits.

—E. Edward Kinerk, S.J., Spiritus

Prayer life dull?  Lacking in something?  Can’t seem to articulate what?  Maybe what you need is The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today.  You don’t need to have done the examen before or even be familiar with the spirituality of St. Ignatius to find this book useful.  Our hearts yearn to grow in our relationship with the God who loves us. If you are looking for a deeper, more profound relationship, The Examen Prayer will give you the tools to deepen and enrich your prayer life, discerning his many acts of love throughout the day.

—Elizabeth Yank, National Catholic Register

A key tool in the process of ongoing discernment is the practice of the examen prayer which Fr. Gallagher discusses in The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today.  In five simple steps Ignatius helps individuals to be aware of the presence of God’s love at work in their lives and to grow in their loving response to it.  It is the examples of individuals endeavoring to live out the reality of the examen prayer in their own lives that add clarity to both the text and the practice.  It becomes clear in Fr. Gallagher’s book that a persevering practice of spiritual discernment helps us to gather the fragments of life into a pattern of greater freedom and hopeful living.

—Gill Goulding, C.J., The Way