Mark E. Thibodeaux

Background

Mark Thibodeaux was born on February 13, 1970, in Church Point, Louisiana. He is the son of a farmer, Carroll, and a spiritual director, Shirley Thibodeaux.

Education

Mark Thibodeaux attended Loyola University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993. Also, he graduated from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. There Thibodeaux earned a Master of Divinity in 2000 and a Master of Theology in 2001.

Career

Mark Thibodeaux was ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus in 1988. He also served as a member of formation consultants for New Orleans Province from 1996 to 1997. In 1993 he joined Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. There Thibodeaux worked as a teacher of theology and counselor until 1997. Since 2001, he is the director of a pastoral ministry and teacher of a theology of the Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. Furthermore, Thibodeaux became a member of the board of directors of the Company magazine in 2001. He is currently the pastor of Holy Name Church, a Jesuit parish in New Orleans.

Also, Mark Thibodeaux is a writer. He has authored many popular books on prayer and spirituality, including God’s Voice Within and Reimagining the Ignatian Examen.

Achievements

• Mark Thibodeaux is best known as a writer, educator, and clergyman. He teaches for almost thirty years. As a writer, Thibodeaux is presently the author of more than five writings on prayer and spirituality.

Works

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  • God's Voice Within

    (In God's Voice Within, spiritual director Mark Thibodeaux...)

    2010
  • Reimagining the Ignatian Examen

    (Reimagining the Ignatian Examen, the only book of its kin...)

    2014
  • Ignatian Discernment of Spirits for Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care

    (This rich resource meets the needs of spiritual directors...)

    2020
  • God, I Have Issues

    (God, I Have Issues is a gentle call to prayer in the mids...)

    2005
  • Armchair Mystic

    (This user-friendly book blends theory and practice, gentl...)

    2001

Views

As a Jesuit and a Roman Catholic priest, Mark Thibodeaux's purpose in writing is to inspire and inform "the people in the pew," the everyday Christians who do not have a theological background.

Quotations: "In my writing, I try to take difficult theological and spiritual concepts such as contemplation and discernment and make them easy for anyone to understand and to practice."

Interests

• Reading, running, cooking

Connections

Father:

Carroll J. Thibodeaux

Mother:

Shirley V. Thibodeaux