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Two Hints for Recognizing the Two Ignatian Movements of Consolation and Desolation

Discernment Brendan McManus, SJ

The two key movements in Ignatian spirituality are consolation and desolation. These terms can be difficult to understand as their meanings seem to shift...

Can I Be in Consolation and Desolation at the Same Time?

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

Briefly stated, consolation is a state in which a person is growing in faith, hope, and love. Desolation is a state in which a...

Consolation and Desolation Whiplash

Discernment Loretta Pehanich

I used to think that desolation was a state one entered for a long period of time, like Mother Teresa experiencing years of dry...

Consolation and Desolation

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

During Lent, we reflect upon our spiritual state and on our interior movement. Are we moving toward more doubt, fear, and anger? Or are...

Consolation and Desolation

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Jason Vaz, SJ, provides some helpful images to distinguish consolation and desolation in a recent post at the igNation blog. He concludes with questions...

Consolation, Desolation, and Feelings

Discernment Jim Manney

Consolation and desolation are key ideas in Ignatian discernment, and they are not easy to understand. Abbot Joseph has a good post about the...

Resisting Desolation

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Many people I know here in the Northeast suffer from the winter blues. The sky is grayer than in summer, sunrise comes later, and...

Rita’s Consolation

Discernment Gerri Leder

It was a moment of angst and mourning for the parish, as it was slated for closing along with dozens of others in the...

Counterfeit Consolation

Discernment dotMagis Editor

We need Ignatius’s first set of rules for discernment because desolation is a common experience. We need his second set because of another unwelcome...