
Why me, Lord?
In the past I have led a small group formation based upon the original EWTN video on the Discernment of Spirits (week 1 rules) by Fr....


A Discernment Flow Chart
I attended the Teaching Discernment Retreat last May in Omaha with Fr. Gallagher. It was wonderful, and if your brain works like mine, I...


Help! I don't have a Spiritual Director!
I was fortunate enough to be taught the Rules for the Discernment of Spirits in my early 20's when I was a member of the People of Praise...


How can you help?
What Father Gallagher says about rule 7, we say about your help: “The transition from a faltering “I can’t” to a courageous “I can”...


Rule 6: From throwaway to right away
by Father Daniel Barron, OMV For many years I considered rule 6 a throwaway rule, because when I’m in desolation, the last four things I...

Pre- and Post-Event Desolation
by Elizabeth Gengle Have you ever experienced pre- or post-event spiritual desolation? Recently, I gave an intro to discernment...