Average Rating:  out of 7 Reviews
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Manufacturer: The Crossroad Publishing Company
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780824522919
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Timothy M. Gallagher
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Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 248.482
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Publication Date: 2005-09-01
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Reading Level: 232
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Description: St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of all time, yet many readers find his Rules for Discernment hard to understand. What can Ignatius teach us about the discernment of spirits that lies at the very heart of Christian life? In The Discernment of Spirits, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, a talented teacher, retreat leader, and scholar, helps us understand the Rules and how their insights are essential for our spiritual growth today. By integrating the Rules and the experience of contemporary people, Gallagher shows the precision, clarity, and insight of Ignatius's Rules, as well as the relevance of his thought for spiritual life today. When we learn to read Ignatius correctly, we discover in his remarkable words our own struggles, joys, and triumphs. This book is for all who desire greater awareness of God's action in their daily spiritual lives, and is essential reading for retreat directors, spiritual directors, priests, and counselors.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Work of a Master |
Date: 2008-09-27 |
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Details: This book will be a real blessing for anybody who struggles in the spiritual life.i.e you.It is the best book I have read on spiritual matters as it is the most practical by far.Fr Gallagher is a gifted Priest who skillfully mines the teaching of St Ignatius .Filled with examples that will draw the reader in ,as they will readily identify with the characters in question and their inner turmoil and then be lead to rejoice at the path of discernment shown by Fr Gallagher.Discernment being the way to understand your anguish and oftentimes contradictory feelings.Now I realize that trying to advance in the life of the spirit without the practice of discernment is akin to driving at night without headlights.The greatest aspect of the book is that it is in no way vague.It avoids the pitfalls of most spiritual books that rely on a prosey style to keep you going.This is a fascinating read as it shows you the workings of your own soul.Fr Gallaghers book should be in every seminary and in the library of every serious Christian. |
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Review Summary: Best book I've found regarding the use of spiritual discernment in daily life |
Date: 2008-09-07 |
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Details: Timothy Gallagher did an excellent job of detailing the St. Ignatian rules of discernment. The rules are explained with practical situations outlining how discernment can be used on a day to day basis. Even a beginner, with little to no experience with discernment, can pick up this book and learn quickly how to apply it to daily life. I would recommend this book to anyone who is seeking to recieve and cultivate the Holy Spirit's gift of discernment (seeing with God's eyes). It is a gift that can dramatically change your life and view about the world as it can greatly improve your relationship with God. If you live out the rules outlined in this book, you will find yourself to be much less spiritually blind in your life choices as you learn to recognize what is of God and what is not of God. |
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Review Summary: Insight full commentary on the Rules of St Ignatius |
Date: 2008-09-05 |
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Details: A wonderfully contemporary commentary on the Rules contained in the Spritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola. Recoomend this to all those who are interested in expanding their spiritual life. |
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Review Summary: Opens Up the Spiritual Exercises of Loyola |
Date: 2007-12-04 |
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Details: In years past, I had tried my hand at reading the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola without much to show for it. The exercises are very terse and concise. But with Fr. Gallagher's book, I finally got the practical commentary that opens up the mind and intent of St. Ignatius Loyola. After years of Jesuit education, I finally got it. |
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Review Summary: A Must Read |
Date: 2007-11-18 |
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Details: Wow. I attended an Ignatian school in grade school and again for University, but it wasn't until I read this book that my love for Saint Ignatius came to an informed reverence for the gift that God has given him to be able to prepare and form a movement of missionaries who faced the most adverse of conditions against physical, emotional and spiritual attacks. For a person who is seriously seeking God, the rules of discernment in this book are very helpful if not essential in making decisions that will bring him/her farther along in the journey.
Now if only this humble critic can only get these rules from his mind to his heart, then practice it with love, then he'll be set. |
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