Counsels of the Holy Spirit: A Reading of St Ignatiuss Letters Goujon Patrick
Many books have already been written on spiritual counseling, especially in the Ignatian tradition. But very few consider how Ignatius gave spiritual advice in his letters, directed to various and…
Specifikacia Counsels of the Holy Spirit: A Reading of St Ignatiuss Letters Goujon Patrick
Many books have already been written on spiritual counseling, especially in the Ignatian tradition. But very few consider how Ignatius gave spiritual advice in his letters, directed to various and specific situations. If God really leads us in our spiritual journey, as Ignatius believed, what is the role of the spiritual adviser? What part is played by the numerous rules given in the Spiritual Exercises?The letters show that Ignatius really wanted to give scope to his correspondents and to their awareness of the work of the Holy Spirit within them. Ignatius deployed a "Pedagogy of Consolation" in which his correspondents were trained to exercise their own spiritual agency by discovering God's abundant gifts. It was clear to Ignatius that a counseling relationship was first grounded in God's freedom but also in the freedom of the person who asks for assistance.
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