Discernment of Spirits in Marriage: Ignatian Wisdom for Husbands and Wives

by Fr. Timothy Gallagher

Overview

To navigate the inevitable ups and downs of our spiritual lives, countless souls have found comfort and guidance in St. Ignatius of Loyola's Rules for Discernment. For the past forty years, popular retreat master and author Fr. Timothy Gallagher has been at the forefront of making St. Ignatius's Rules understandable and applicable to hundreds of thousands of Catholics seeking greater sensitivity to the "movements of their souls.

Now Fr. Gallagher returns with a more focused mission: to help you apply these rules to your role as a husband or a wife.

In Discernment of Spirits in Marriage, Fr. Gallagher aims to free you from discouragement and assist you in finding peace in your spiritual life and in your marriage. He will help you determine what is of God and what is not and will show you how the enemy works to discourage you in your daily spousal interactions in order to undermine both your spiritual growth and your marital bond.

Best of all, you'll learn what to do about it!

With St. Ignatius and Fr. Gallagher as your guides, you'll learn:

• How to identify and remove spiritually harmful habits
• The eleven forms of spiritual desolation — and the four things you must do to combat it
• Why God permits spiritual dryness
• The easiest way to resist temptation
• Your marriage's most vulnerable place — and how to strengthen it
• The four tactics of the enemy — and the grace-filled responses you can offer to each.
• The five ways in which God strengthens husbands and wives who seek to grow spiritually

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644133477
Publisher:	Sophia Institute Press
Publication date:	09/10/2020
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	562,564
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V. is an American Roman Catholic priest and the Denver-based author of seven bestselling books on the theology and spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola. He served for ten years as provincial superior of his Catholic religious congregation, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

1 A Loving Assault on the Heart 5

2 When You Want to Grow Closer to God 17

3 Grace in a Time of Anxiety 35

4 An Evening in Darkness 43

5 What You Should Never Do 53

6 Alone in the Kitchen 61

7 The Lie That Says, "You Can't" 69

8 When Will the Darkness Pass? 77

9 Why Does God Permit Spiritual Desolation? 83

10 Before the Struggle Begins 91

11 Finding Our Balance 97

12 The Easiest Way to Resist Temptation 103

13 To Speak Is to Defeat the Enemy 111

14 The Most Vulnerable Place-and How to Strengthen It 121

A Final Word 131

Resources 135

Appendices

The Text of the Fourteen Rules: Original Language 137

The Text of the Fourteen Rules: Contemporary Version 145

About the Author 149