top of page
The Ignatian Retreats Blog
Nourish your prayer life and deepen your understanding of Ignatian spirituality
Free Self-Directed Retreats - Tools - Resources - Ways of Prayer and More
Pray The Examen
The Examen is a prayer of daily reflection developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola more than five hundred years ago. It can help us see God’s h
What Does a Spiritual Director Do?
What does a spiritual director do? A Catholic spiritual director helps the directee/retreatant to notice the presence and call of God in...
Rules of Discernment of the 2nd Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
translated from the original by Louis J. Puhl, SJ SE 328 Further rules for understanding the different movements produced in the soul....
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...
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...
bottom of page