Finding God in Each Moment: The Practice of Discernment in Everyday Life

The authors of Moment by Moment: A Retreat in Everyday Life offer a practical guide to finding God in every relationship, allowing believers to become more perceptive of God's presence and action in their lives. Original.

Fr. Eugene F. Merz, S.J., (1931-2019) served as a spiritual director and retreat and workshop leader. He was a member of the Society of Jesus for seventy years and a Jesuit priest for fifty-seven years. His years of ministry in the Diocese of Des Moines and at the Center for Ignatian Spirituality focused on the spiritual renewal of priests, religious, and laity. Merz also served in prison ministry, Jesuit formation, diocesan renewal, higher education, and ministry to Indigenous people. He earned master's degrees in education, psychology, and spiritual theology from St. Louis University.

Carol Ann Smith, S.H.C.J., a spiritual director and retreat guide, has extensive experience with Ignatian spirituality which has shaped her ministries of preparing spiritual directors in Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, and encouraging lay people in their faith development. She served as director of the Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Marquette University for ten years. She is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and holds graduate degrees from Villanova University and Catholic University of America.