“Good books are the slow soul food that
nourish our lives.”

"[The devotional reader] as he reads,
comes to a line or word that seems
written for no one in the world so
specifically as for him." 
-Douglas Steere, Prayer and Worship

The Ruth Rice Book Nook, fills a special niche in the spiritual reading category.  The spiritual directors at Loyola recognize that reading is an important way in which we are formed spiritually. We read spiritual literature for information to direct our minds to a wider vision—not just to stir our thoughts. 

In the Christian tradition, meditative reading has been the foundation of all spiritual practice – it is meant to stir our hearts.  The word meditative is key here.  In meditative reading, we try to enter into the reading and incorporate it into our hearts and lives to be inspired with its meaning and resonances.

The Bookstore Mission:

To make contemporary and classic spiritual books available and affordable.

Topics:

Prayer, Loss and Grief, Women's and Men's spirituality, Earth spirituality, Body, Mind Spirit, Poetry, the Enneagram, Eastern thought, Celtic spirituality.

Authors:

Authors include Thomas Merton, Joyce Rupp, Henri Nouwen, Joan Chitister, Richard Rohr, Matt, Dennis and Sheila Fabricant Linn, Thomas Keating, Rumi, Philip Newell, Mary Oliver.

We make books affordable in three ways.

• We have an annual  50% discount on selected books, usually in September/October
• We have an annual "Buck a Book" ($1.00) sale on used spiritual books in good condition in January/February

We will order books for you.  Call  Jane Stendahl, office manager at 651-641-0008 xte 10, or e-mail: info@loyolaspiritualitycenter.org.  Jane's hours are 8:30-2:00 M-F.  Self-serve in bookstore until 4:30.