Figure It Out: A Review of the Rules for Discernment for the First Wee

Presenter: Jack Callahan, S.J., is assistant for pastoral and spiritual ministries for the Jesuits of the Missouri Province, and director of the Center for Ignatian Spirituality in St. Louis.

This workshop will introduce those relatively new to the Spiritual Exercises to the Ignatian text itself (##313-327). The Rules for Discernment are key to making a decision according to God’s will. They answer the question, “How do I know God’s will for me?” After a preliminary presentation on the place and purpose of the Rules for Discernment for the First Week, a review of the 14 rules will follow. Topics to be addressed are movement of the spirits, spiritual consolation, and spiritual desolation.