There’s a real danger to the Spiritual Exercises, more specifically, the Discernment of Spirits, codified by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Many, many articles pop up with a simple search about Ignatian discernment. And for good reason: it is a great and important thing to know and do God’s will, and St. Ignatius was a spiritual master. However, the danger lies in some impatient rascal like myself, who wants to take a few of Ignatius’ 14 rules of discernment, apply them... Read more