May 27, 2016 - Discernment of Spirits - Rule 5

Description: This week Dan and Melissa discuss the fifth rule of Saint Ignatius' Discernment of Spirits which states that one is never change spiritual commitments while experiencing spiritual desolation.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Does spiritual consolation always precede spiritual desolation?
• When in spiritual desolation one should never change the commitments he or she has made when in spiritual consolation.
• Is there any reason why one could change his or her situation while in desolation?
• Loving God despite the experience of spiritual desolation is a proof of love.

Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• EWTN Global Catholic Radio
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - online
• The Discernment of Spirits by Father Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V.
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