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Applying St. Ignatius’ Rules of Discernment to Recovery: Part One

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In my own recovery, I have found many helpful tools in St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. I could almost call the Exercises a recovery program for addiction and codependency. Within these exercises, St. Ignatius offers rules for the “discernment of...

A Reflection on Attachment, Addiction, Psychology, and Spiritual Formation: Part Five

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Attachment, as we have seen in previous articles (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four), is central to addiction, recovery, and spiritual growth. St. Ignatius of Loyola describes his Spiritual Exercises as “every way of preparing and disposing the soul to rid...

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Applying St. Ignatius’ Rules of Discernment to Recovery: Part One

A Reflection on Attachment, Addiction, Psychology, and Spiritual Formation: Part Five