Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross

An imaginative way to pray the Stations of the Cross on a daily basis of the year.

“As Jansen walks with us from station to station, he points us from pain toward love and hope, toward strength and endurance, toward transformation.” —Jessica Mesman Griffith, from the introduction

Throughout the centuries, Christians have asked, “Why is there suffering?” or, on a more personal level, “Why am I suffering?” Answers abound, but none are likely to suffice or satisfy. A much more helpful question might be, “How must I respond to suffering?” And the answer to that question, believes Gary Jansen, may also be found by taking a look closely at the Passion of Jesus.
In Station to Station, Jansen uses the scriptural Way of the Cross to focus our minds and hearts on Jesus’ anguish and death. Walking through each and every station, we see the unique ways in which Jesus responded to suffering, and we are challenged to react in a similar way in our own struggles. Furthermore, through more than a few Ignatian exercises, Jansen encourages us to imaginatively pray our way through the stations and to gradually respond more as Jesus would when we are weighed down by life’s burdens.
Whether you are bearing your own cross or helping someone else carry theirs, Station to Station will show you how Christ’s character in the middle of suffering can, with time and prayer, transform your character too.