Discernment of Spirits

February 17, 2011

Take, Lord, receive all my liberty
my memory, my understanding, my entire will;
All I have and possess you have given me,
I return it all to you.
All is yours,
Dispose of it wholly according to your will;
Give me only your love and your grace,
That is enough for me.


My only desire and my one choice should be this:
I want and I choose what better leads to the deepening of God’s life in me.


Poverty in spirit alone makes Discernment of Spirits possible.
— Timothy Gallagher, OMV



Poverty of Spirit

February 10, 2011

“Poverty of spirit is not just one virtue among many. It is the hidden component of every transcending act, the ground of every ‘theological virtue.’”
— Johannes Metz


Poverty in spirit alone makes Discernment of Spirits possible.
— Timothy Gallagher, OMV


The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

February 2, 2011

My only desire and my one choice should be this:
I want and I choose what better leads to the deepening of God’s life in me.


Lists of Greatest/Best

January 27, 2011

“…The Axe is Discernment.”

January 20, 2011

“A man can spend his whole time carrying an axe without succeeding in cutting down the tree; while another, with experience of tree-felling brings the tree down with a few blows. The axe is discernment.”
– Abba Ammonas

“If an anchorite wants to receive the knowledge of discernment, then let him first succeed in keeping the commandments eagerly, omitting nothing, then at the hour of prayer, “let him ask” knowledge “from God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly” (James 1:5-6).”
– Abba Evagrius


Age Successfully

January 20, 2011

All I can do about the future is to prepare myself as well as I can to accept unexpected changes in my life and either adapt myself to the new situation or look for ways in which to adapt the changed situation to my needs. — Olga Knopf, MD paraphrased


Anger

November 25, 2010

Increase Dietary Intake of Calcium

November 25, 2010

The Seven Deadly Sins

November 25, 2010

Maximize My Well-being, Contentment, Etc.

November 25, 2010

Maximize My Well-being, Contentment, Etc.


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