Welcome to Part 3 of our series on Discernment! Today, we’re continuing our conversation about the Ignatian Rules of Discernment: specifically, we are talking about Rule 9 (and asking the very important question: are you buffering with Marvel movies?) and Rule 11.

We go through the three principal reasons for desolation in Rule 9, and share how these experiences of desolation can show up in a non-spiritual way in coaching and counseling. We also talk about the times that God may allow consolation - some of us have experienced it as a lovely gift after a trial, while others have experienced it almost as a sweet treat or incentive at the beginning of a spiritual journey. How have you experienced it?

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Wanna Read the Ignatian Rules of Discernment for Yourself?

Here are the Rules

Here’s a cool explanation from Fr. David Fleming, S.J.

Here’s the colloquial version