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Make Love Not War The Dynamic of Discernment Bernadette Miles Monday 1 st December 2014

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Make Love Not War The Dynamic of Discernment

Bernadette MilesMonday 1st

December 2014

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If the United States of America could  have shown the world how powerful  and mighty they are by refusing to 

retaliate after the terrorist attacks on  September 11, 2001, the world would 

be a very different place to live in today.

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Has life in the 21st

Century become so  complex that it is now impossible to manage?

Image: http://www.aw3i.com/how‐to‐handle‐information‐overload/

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Ignatian Spirituality is an  apostolic spirituality and  can be described as ‘a 

spirituality of choice at the  level of faith. 

Aim: to achieve union with  God in action 

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The Glory of God is a human person fully alive 

Image: http://machavokadventure.com/battle‐to‐come‐fully‐alive/

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Rules by which to perceive and  understand to some extent

the 

various movements produced in  the soul:  Good that they may be  accepted, and the bad, that they  may be rejected.  [313]

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Consolation: hope, peace,  joy, freedom, love 

– moving toward God.

Desolation: darkness,  turmoil, sadness,  separation, lack of hope

– moving away from God

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..taking a walk, journeying on foot, and  running are bodily exercises, so we call  spiritual exercises every way of preparing 

and disposing the soul to rid itself of all  inordinate attachments.’

[1]

If we want to be healthy spirituality, it takes  exercise, and that we need to know what 

attachments we have that prevent us from  being open to God’s invitation to love. 

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“Cuatro Iconos Para Los Ejercicios”Four Icons for the Weeks

JOSEPH ASUNCIÓN and GEMMA GUASCH 2002La Cova de St Ignasi Manresa Spain

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First Week Grace – knowing God’s unconditional love

Principle and Foundation [23]

Call of the Eternal King [91]

Praying on life of Christ

Two Standards [136]Image –

Malcolm Wong

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Two  Standards

Christ Lucifer

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PovertyHumiliation

Humility

Riches Pride Honour

Two  Standards

Christ Lucifer

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PovertyHumiliation

Humility

Riches Pride Honour

Two  Standards

wrath greed sloth pride lust

envygluttony

charity joy

peace patience

kindness goodness

generositygentleness,faithfulnessmodestyself‐controlchastity

Christ Lucifer

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You’re 

not wo

rking ha

rd enou

gh, it is your fault that you are needing 

to work so many extra hours, 

you don’t know how to do the work properlyyou will lose your job if you speak up  Image: thefitbox.com

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Image: Seiger Koder‐

Home

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Image :Freedom – Zenos Frudakis 16th and Vine Streets, Philadelphia, PA

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PovertyHumiliation

Humility

Riches Pride Honour

Two  Standards

wrath greed sloth pride lust

envygluttony

charity joy

peace patience

kindness goodness

generositygentleness,faithfulnessmodestyself‐controlchastity

Christ Lucifer

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The ‘good angel touches  the soul gently, lightly, 

and sweetly, like a drop  of water into a 

sponge.’[335]  

If it is from God we can  expect that ultimately 

we will be drawn into  freedom, hope and love, 

even if on the surface it  looks impossible.

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• Is this live giving for me and for others?

• Am I serving my ego or the greater  Glory of God?

• Is my focus on myself, or on the mission?

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God is really present, actually at work in our lives; and further  that God is infinitely interested in us, and that God’s desire for  all of creation, including the directee, is that we will flourish.

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If we have the courage to live in deep relationship with God,  discerning the pathway forward that leads to hope, freedom and 

love in the 21st

Century, we might just be able to help the world  transition from a culture of fear and narcissism towards a culture 

of love and find a way to not only survive, but thrive in this  increasingly complex world. 

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We need to go back to our way of moving We need to go back to our way of moving ––

our way of discernment our way of discernment  (Pedro (Pedro ArrupeArrupe))

I have I have come

that you may have life, and have it to the full.   that you may have life, and have it to the full.   John 10:10John 10:10

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