10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement

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A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

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For nearly five hundred years, The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola has transformed lives, strengthened souls, and set hearts ablaze with love for God. Saints, priests, and ordinary men and women alike have discovered through this powerful set of Christian prayers and meditations the path to clarity, courage, and holiness in their lives.

This book is not merely an explanation of the great saint's exercises. Fr. Ed Broom gives us a practical and comprehensive playbook for spiritual renewal. You will be guided step-by-step through a daily Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration incorporating Lectio Divina and Ignatian contemplation in a clear, structured, deeply personal way. What St. Ignatius once offered to retreatants over weeks, Fr. Broom helps you live steadily and fruitfully in everyday life.

As you pray through salvation history - from the beauty of creation and the fall of the angels to the reality of sin and the overwhelming mercy of Christ - you will enter into the Gospel scenes as never before. Jesus' life will unfold vividly before you, from His birth and hidden years through His baptism, Passion, death, and Resurrection, transforming your prayer into an encounter and your Scripture reading into a lived experience.

Along the way, Fr. Broom will form you in the spiritual life and help you to:

Rekindle a disciplined, joyful prayer life
Learn to discern God's voice and reject the enemy's lies
Overcome the obstacles that quietly steal your peace
Respond generously to Christ's call to follow Him

Additional tools, including examinations of conscience, spiritual planning guidance, and free supplemental resources, will help you build a sustainable rhythm of growth, not just a passing spiritual high.

Here is an invitation to stop drifting and start choosing - to move from confusion to clarity, and from routine to fire. This essential prayer manual will help you enter the battle for your soul armed with wisdom, imagination, and grace.

Endorsements

“Fr. Ed’s 10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement is a pearl of great price. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced in prayer, it will inspire you to enter into a profound spiritual journey and intimate, loving encounter with God. Written in a concise, complete, simple, easy-to-follow, practical way for personal or group retreats, this book is a life-changing and transformative path to open our hearts and minds to God.”

Alicia G. Palanca Lay Spiritual Director; Fr. Broom’s Directee

“Fr. Ed Broom’s book will set your heart on fire with love for God and for Mary. Flowing from a deep life of prayer, these meditations make Jesus come alive and invite you to gaze into His Heart while experiencing the tender, maternal love of our Blessed Mother. For those seeking peace and joy, 10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement offers a sure path—because God’s love radiates from every page.”

Elvira Robles Vasquez Devoted Servant of Jesus and Mary; Mother; Grandmother; Attorney at Law; Court Interpreter

“My life changed the day I met Fr. Ed Broom more than twenty years ago. The holiness of his priesthood shines through his teaching, preaching, tireless hours in the confessional, and celebration of the Holy Mass. There are no half measures in his work|—|he is all-in. This book on St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises is one of the best testaments to Fr. Broom’s holy priesthood. It helps to give us ‘an intimate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we love Him more ardently and follow Him more closely.’ I invite you to experience the 10-week Spiritual Exercises program through this book. Open your heart and be generous with God. St. Ignatius’s program can change your life, as it has for thousands before. It will not disappoint.”

Eric Files Lay Spiritual Director at St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church; Husband; Father; Health Care IT Sales (retired)

“The goal in life is to grow in our union with Jesus and so enter into Heaven. This book by Fr. Ed Broom put us on the fast track as it helps us to see everything from the perspective of eternity, to avoid sin and worldly attachments, and to strive for holiness of life. I will be recommending this modern classic gem to everyone I know.”

Fr. Quan Tran

“For many years, Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., has shared this retreat in person, and it has blessed innumerable people in all vocations. Now this transformative experience is available to all. Pray through this book. You will love what it will do in your life.”

Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. Cofounder and Director, Ignatian Discernment Institute

“Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., is a holy, well-read, orthodox Catholic priest whose shared commitment to promoting the Faith has been a true blessing. In 10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement, Fr. Broom masterfully distills the profound wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola into an accessible, practical ten-week program that invites every reader to encounter Christ more intimately through prayer, meditation, and daily resolutions. This book stands out for its fidelity to Church teaching, its emphasis on Marian devotion and Ignatian discernment, and its gentle yet powerful guidance toward genuine spiritual growth and conversion. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking to deepen his relationship with God in a structured, grace-filled way. Fr. Broom’s work will undoubtedly bear abundant fruit in the souls who embrace it.”

Jesse Romero Author; Radio Host; Evangelist

“Fr. Ed Broom has done something remarkable: he has made the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius accessible to ordinary Catholics living busy, modern lives. At a time when many believers look outside their own tradition for methods of meditation, this book reveals the profound contemplative wisdom already present in the Catholic Faith. I experienced this program firsthand with Fr. Ed and found it transformative; it established a consistent Holy Hour and a depth of prayer that had long eluded me.”

Joseph Escalante Artist Manager; TV Producer

“Fr. Broom’s treatment of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a powerful way for us as Catholics to come to terms with the seriousness of sin in our lives and the transformative experience of the redemptive love of Jesus Christ, the Son of God made man, for our peace in this life and our salvation for all eternity.”

Mary Martorana Parishioner, St. Peter Chanel

“Whether you are just beginning your Catholic faith journey or are a ‘revert’ or a lifelong Catholic, 10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises by Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., offers profound insights that will deepen your walk with Christ. This book will help you discern God’s voice and experience our Blessed Mother Mary’s Fiat as an accompaniment to your faith journey. It is theologically focused, life-changing, and a cherished guide from an invaluable steward himself, Fr. Ed Broom. It will bridge the gap between a learned faith and a lived faith, and you will fall in love with Jesus and Mary anew!”

Mimi Files Wife; Mother; Grandmother; Lay Spiritual Director; Catechist; Retired Public Health Laboratory Director