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Featured WebsiteThe Spiritual Exercises - Ignatian Spiritualitywww.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-spiritual-exercises/ The Spiritual Exercises are a compilation of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices developed by St. Ignatius Loyola to help people deepen their relationship with God. | Daily InspirationThe Spiritual Exercises... a critical point of the Exercises is learning the movements of consolation and desolation. These are perhaps the most repeated words during a Spiritual Exercises retreat. Father Thibodeaux, in his book God's Voice Within, defines these two concepts succinctly. Desolation, he writes, is "the state of being under the influence of the false spirit .... The false spirit is the 'inner pull' away from God's plan and away from faith, hope, and love. The false spirit is also referred to as the 'evil spirit' or the enemy of our human nature'." In contrast, consolation is "the state of being under the influence of the true spirit .... The true spirit is the 'inner pull' toward God's plan and toward faith, hope, and love. It is also referred to as the 'good spirit'." Throughout the Exercises, the retreatant learns very practical rules to discern these competing spirits at work in the person and within groups of people....~Mark K. Shriver ~ Pilgrimage ~ My Search for the Real Pope Francis | Featured CharityWord on FireProclaiming Christ in the Culture |
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