Eugene F. Merz, S.J., a Jesuit priest, has offered spiritual direction and retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and given Ignatian spirituality workshops around the world for laity, priests and religious men and women. His years of ministry within the Society of Jesus, in the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, and also at the Center for Ignatian Spirituality have focused upon the spiritual renewal of priests, religious, and laity that was encouraged by Vatican Council II. Merz holds graduate degrees from St. Louis University.
