St. Ignatius: Then And Now By Fr. Jett Villarin, S.J.

Based on a talk delivered at the Klima Conference Room, Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila University Campus, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines 28 July 2008

An excerpt from the Monk's Hobbit blog.

Before talking about St. ignatius then and now (noon at ngayon), let me start first with tomorrow (bukas) because Ignatius always begins his Spiritual Exercises with the end, the purpose of human life, as stated in his introductory section, the Principle and Foundation:

Human beings are created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by means of doing this to save their souls.[1]

This thinking about the end helps us to test the spirits, to discern. Ignatius listed four methods for discernment. The first is the rational way: what are the pros and cons? The second is to imagine someone like you asking for advice regarding the same problem: what will you say to him? The third is to imagine you are laid in a funeral: what will other people will say about you? And the fourth is to imagine you are in front of our Lord on Judgement Day: what will He say to you?

Read the entire piece at the Monk's Hobbit blog (here)

Painting entitled St. Ignatius Exorcising by Peter Paul Rubens