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The Way of Imagination in Prayer
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius proposes meditating and contemplating Gospel scenes.
A Particular Examine: Growing in Virtue, Overcoming Vice Through Grace
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is...
The Colloquy : Lifting our Hearts and Minds to God
"The colloquy is made by speaking exactly as one friend speaks to another, or as a servant speaks to a master, now asking him for a...
14 Rules for Discernment of Spirits for the 1st Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
Louis J. Puhl, SJ's translation from Original & Fr. Timothy Gallagher OMV's summary. SE 313 Rules for understanding to some extent the...
To Know My Purpose : Praying with the Principle & Foundation
To Know My Purpose: Praying With The 1st Principle & Foundation
What are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
This content ( paraphrased) was taken from Bishop Barron's commentary Pivotal Players video on St. Ignatius from Word on Fire Ministry....
Discernment & The Interior Life
Discernment as Decision Making Discernment as decision-making is the process of the act of judging what is true, ought to be, and moving...
Directions for Amending and Reformatting one's way of living in Their state of Life (SE 189)
St. Ignatius invites us to consider how we might reform our "manner of living" when we have already established a vocational state of life,
The Who and What are the 'spirits' in the 14 Rules of St. Ignatius
Discernment in the Spiritual Life is a supernatural-supported decision-making process of cooperating with God's grace to grow in holiness...
Beginning an Ignatian Prayer Period
St. Ignatius offers us a framework as we venture off into entering into Mysteries in a personal encounter and discovery of the Word of God.
Contemporary Version of the 1st Principle & Foundation
In beginning the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius invites us to first pray over the 1st Principle and Foundation.
Praying with our Blessed History
I pray for the following graces: to be more aware of how God loves and has loved me; how He is and was near; to trust in God's personal car
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