Soldiering with Saint Ignatius, a Thirty-Week Yomp Throuth the Nineteenth Annotation Spiritual Exercises

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Jack Oakley's thirty-week 'yomp' through Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises (as interpreted by Father David Fleming) is not so much a march through the dark night of the soul but rather a sunlit ramble through spiritual highways and byways. The fauna and flora are noted, the tricky bits discussed, the mistakes and wrong stresses placed, in the author's view, by Fleming on sin, suffering and gloomy self-analysis, are candidly dismissed, the joy of Eastertide and the satisfaction of renewed and focused beliefs are extolled. Clearly, it's the journey that matters. Arrival - the leap of faith mentioned by Kierkegaard, and by the author in his 'Final Reflections', remains elusive. But here, from a retired academic, comes a positive, excellently expressed journal concerning prayer, Bible incidents, current world problems, Ignatian ideals, Catholic/Anglican differences, the role of Christ, and our relationship with God. Ask not what our Creator can do for us, rather ask what we can do for Him. This work will help us.