The Discernment of Spirits, Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
The Discernment of Spirits, Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
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The Discernment of Spirits
An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living

Author: Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.

Narrator: Daniel P. Barron, O.M.V.

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2025

Synopsis

St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of all time, yet many readers find his Rules for Discernment hard to understand. What can Ignatius teach us about the discernment of spirits that lies at the very heart of Christian life? In The Discernment of Spirits, talented teacher, retreat leader, and scholar Timothy M. Gallagher helps us understand the Rules and how their insights are essential for our spiritual growth today. By integrating the Rules and the experience of contemporary people, Gallagher shows the precision, clarity, and insight of Ignatius's Rules, as well as the relevance of his thought for spiritual life today. When we learn to read Ignatius correctly, we discover in his remarkable words our own struggles, joys, and triumphs. This audiobook is for all who desire greater awareness of God's action in their daily spiritual lives and is essential reading for retreat directors, spiritual directors, priests, and counselors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Skye on May 23, 2018

This is an enriching book to guide one through a very different, yet masterful contemplative manner of prayer. It is very interactive, too, and the reader is not expected to be passive but very engaged. As a Jesuit, St. Ignatius looks at Catholicism in ways that are beyond the norm and this book can......more

Goodreads review by Adam on May 01, 2007

Another "must have" for EVERY Catholic Christian......more

Goodreads review by Helen on October 24, 2021

We read this with my book group, one chapter a month. Gallagher did a great job of breaking down and explaining Ignatius’ rules of discernment for our own spiritual lives. The book suggests strategies for overcoming discouragement and feelings of spiritual abandonment. Our group had some great discu......more

Goodreads review by Ramón on February 13, 2021

Un libro imprescindible para comprender bien las reglas de discernimiento que propone San Ignacio de Loyola en los ejercicios espirituales. Se centra en las 14 reglas de discernimiento de la primera semana de los Ejercicios. La explicación es impecable, sencilla y clara. Un libro para estudiar y tener......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 23, 2023

(4⭐️) Read this in tandem with an audio course on Formed that features Fr. Gallagher for a class. Fr. Gallagher breaks open a rich and well-known spiritual tradition within the Catholic faith with deft and clarity, making Ignatius’ Discernment of Spirits digestible and tangible. While the book and t......more

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