The Discernment of Spirits

To be a disciple of Christ is to follow Him and to do His will both in general (the universal call to holiness) and in our individual lives. How do we know what that will is? Living as a disciple has its spiritual ups and downs and wading through it all can be difficult. Saint Ignatius of Loyola developed the Spiritual Exercises, giving us a set of rules— very practical maxims—to help us in this discernment of spirits. Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV, makes these first 14 Rules accessible and practical in this book. These rules give us the tools to see clearly what’s going on in the spiritual realm, and the steps we need to take to stay faithful whether we are in consolation or desolation.