Spiritual Consolation: An Ignatian Guide for Greater Discernment of Spirits Paperback - 2007

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The third volume in the acclaimed and best-selling Ignatian Trilogy, by international speaker and retreat leader, Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher. In Spiritual Consolation, Fr. Gallagher introduces us to the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola through the use of real-life examples and principles from Ignatius's Second Rules for discernment. Fr. Gallagher, author of The Discernment of Spirits and The Examen Prayer, shows how all of us, especially those with busy religious lives, can learn to listen to and follow God's leading.

How can we discern when our feelings are genuine signs that God is calling us in a particular direction?

In Spiritual Consolation, Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., introduces us to

the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola through the use of real-life examples and

principles from Ignatius' Second Rules for discernment. Fr. Gallagher shows

how all of us, especially those with busy religious lives, can learn to listen to

and follow God's leading.

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- Contrasting Spirits

- Joy and Gladness

- A Genuine Call from God?

- "Rules for the Same Effect"

- Renewal

- True and False Light Deception

- The End Reveals the

Beginning

- Growing Discernment

- Consonance and Dissonance

- Dispositions of the Soul

- Ambiguity