“Only when we learn experientially the truth that there is a “light that shines in the darkness” (John 1:5), and that to be “within” is above all to encounter the personal presence, the love and healing of our Savior, does… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“Simply in focusing our attention on the “enemy” Ignatius is rendering us a great service. To be unaware that we can expect resistance when we seek the Lord, or to be aware of this resistance only abstractly and very occasionally, if at all, in the actual living of our spiritual life, greatly increases the likelihood of encountering unexpected spiritual struggles.… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share
“If we could lift the veil and if we watched with vigilant attention, God would endlessly reveal himself to us and we should see… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“in time of desolation never make a change, but be firm and constant in the proposals and determination in which one was the day… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“As John of the Cross writes so simply: “On this journey, we must always continue to walk if we are to arrive.” — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“Open, Lord, my mouth to bless your holy name; cleanse my heart from all empty, evil, or distracting thoughts; enlighten my mind, enkindle my… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“Only when we learn experientially the truth that there is a “light that shines in the darkness” (John 1:5), and that to be “within”… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“In rule 2 it is now the enemy who stirs up an unsettling “biting” movement in the hearts of those seeking God.2 Such dedicated… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
“in persons entrenched in serious sin the enemy ordinarily works on the imagination. He fills such persons’ imagination with images of “sensual delights and… — Timothy M. Gallagher Copy Share Image
