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It is impossible to overstate the power of right discernment.

Drawn from his Spiritual Exercises, spiritual discernment is one of St. Ignatius Loyola's most enduring legacies. Now you can explore Ignatius' discernment method with one of the world's leading Jesuit spirituality masters as your guide.

Grounded in the centuries of Jesuit scholarship and decades of teaching and spiritual direction experience, Fr. Joe Tetlow clearly explains the theory and practice of discernment. When leading Jesuits have questions about Jesuit spirituality, they go to Fr. Tetlow. Now, we bring Fr. Tetlow's distilled wisdom on discernment to you.

See how, through Ignatian spirituality and discernment, you can better seek the God who is acting in every moment. Through this series, you will explore spiritual discernment as both a way of life and a set of processes. You'll explore regular prayer, worship in community, and life examination.

Follow a process of discernment that goes well beyond "what one ought to do." Through real incidents in real (but disguised) lives, Fr. Tetlow illustrates how Ignatian discernment furnishes a compass for living and a proven way of coming to holy choices and secure decisions.

With this order you will receive, free of charge, a detailed Electronic Study Guide. With your confirmation email, you will receive a link that will take you to this Electronic Study Guide, which includes outlines for each topic, review questions and suggested readings for further study. The link to access this Electronic Study Guide will also be included on the case of your CDs or DVDs. You are allowed to print up to 7 copies of your guide. Simply click on the link, or type it into your browser, to access the file.

About Your Presenter

Joseph Tetlow, S.J. is the director of Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House, where he gives retreats, workshops, and writes. He spent several years in Rome as head of the Jesuit General's Secretariat for Ignatian Spirituality, guiding the efforts of 250 Jesuit retreat houses. He was also a professor of Theology at St. Louis University and an associate editor of America Magazine. He has served on the Board of Directors of SLU, the University of Seattle, and Harvard's Institute for Educational Management.

Fr. Tetlow has written numerous articles and books. Among them are Ignatius Loyola: Spiritual Exercises, Choosing Christ in the World, Making Choices in Christ, and a commentary on the full cycle of Sunday readings in America.

Topic Titles

• Introduction
• The Person Who Discerns
• The First Discernment: Knowing the God of Gods
• The Second Discernment: Jesus Christ is My Lord
• The Four Ways
• Ignatian Discernment and 'Spirits'
• Discernment as the Process of Finding God's Will
• Consolation and Hope
• Of Spiritual Desolation
• Discernment and Conscience
• Hope-Filled Enactment: The Final Step in Ignatian Discernment
• Sophisticated Tool and Some Handy Applications