Date/Time - Wed 9 Sep - Wed 21 Oct 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Satan is always at work breeding sadness and anxiety while providing obstacles that prevent souls from making spiritual progress. However, the devil does not have his own clay – you are God’s beloved! In this beautiful book Dan Burke presents the the wisdom of Catholic mystics to help us understand the influence of the enemy on our minds and hearts, and the tactics we need to combat him.
Using St. Ignatius of Loyola’s ‘Rules for the Discernment of Spirits’, Burke presents a guide for engaging in daily battle. Burke will help you recognize the ebbs and flows of consolation and desolation, and distinguish between the voices of God and of the enemy.
The battle for our souls is unavoidable. The saints won theirs by learning how to be spiritual warriors and by recognizing that we become stronger through battle and grow weaker from avoidance.
With this book as your guide, you will grow in strength and contentment as you learn:
• How to take captive every negative thought and make it obedient to Christ
• St. Ignatius’s revelations exposing how the devil seeks to influence us
• The Paradigm of Ascent and the Five Steps to Sanctity
• The three ways you can discern Good Spirits from Bad Spirits
• The three principal causes of desolation and what you must do when it afflicts your soul
• Proven methods for moving away from sin and toward self-giving love of God and neighbour
Join Maria Pais for a 7-week book study starting on Wednesday, 9 September 2026
(Dates 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept and 7, 14, 21 Oct). It is necessary to be at all seven sessions.
Format for the evening
• 6.00pm Light Supper
• 6.30pm Rosary
• 7.00-9.00pm Discussion
Location: St Francis Retreat Centre, 50 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough
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